sea bass

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [see beys]
- /si beɪs/
- /siː beɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see beys]
- /si beɪs/

Definitions of sea bass words

noun sea bass any of numerous marine fishes of the family Serranidae. Compare black sea bass. 1
noun sea bass any of numerous related or similar marine food fishes. 1
noun sea bass marine fish 1
noun sea bass any of various American coastal percoid fishes of the genus Centropristes and related genera, such as C. striatus (black sea bass), having an elongated body with a long spiny dorsal fin almost divided into two: family Serranidae 0
noun sea bass any of a large family (Serranidae) of spiny-finned, predatory, marine percoid fishes; esp., a dark food fish (Centropristes striata) with large scales and a wide mouth, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. 0
noun sea bass any of various similar fishes, as a white drum (Atractoscion nobilis) of the warm waters along the California coast 0

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Origin of sea bass

First appearance:

before 1755

One of the 47% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1755-65

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sea bass popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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