| 单词 | rock bass |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrock bass rock bass n. (a) any of various sea basses (family Serranidae); esp. (in later use) those of North American waters such as the kelp bass, Paralabrax clathratus; (b) any of various American freshwater sunfishes of the family Centrarchidae; spec. Ambloplites rupestris, which is found chiefly in rocky streams. ΚΠ ?1740 Importance Jamaica to Great-Brit. 39 There are also Spanish Mackerell.., Drummers, Rock-bass Herrings, Barracodas, [etc.].] 1792 J. Watkins Ess. Hist. Bideford i. 9 There is a kind of Bass peculiar to this river, called Rock-Bass, which is of a most delightful flavour. ?1811 C. A. Lesueur Hist. Poissons iii. 88 Le centrarchus..sous le nom anglais de ‘rock basse’. 1884 D. S. Jordan in G. B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I 413 The Cabrilla—Serranus clathratus. This species is called at Monterey..the ‘Kelp Salmon’; farther South it is known to the ‘Americans’ usually as ‘Rock bass’. 1920 L. St. John Pract. Fly Fishing 116 The rock bass is a willing riser to the fly. 1994 Outdoor Canada Summer 57/2 We ended up at Piper's Dam, a great spot for rock bass and channel catfish. < as lemmas |
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