largemouthed black bass
- noun
- /ˈlɑrdʒˌmaʊθd blæk bæs/
- US
:
bass negro de boca ancha
- He caught a huge largemouthed black bass at the lake yesterday.
Examples
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The largemouthed black bass is a favorite target among sport anglers due to its fighting spirit.
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Biologists studied the feeding habits of the largemouthed black bass in different environments.
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I caught a largemouthed black bass yesterday.
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The largemouthed black bass is popular among anglers.
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The largemouthed black bass is known for its aggressive behavior and is a popular fish for sport fishing.
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Many anglers enjoy fishing for the largemouthed black bass in local ponds and lakes during the summer.
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During the competition, he proudly displayed his catch, a large largemouthed black bass weighing over five pounds.
Synonyms
88
2.7
A fish often eaten or caught for sport
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6.9
A freshwater bass with a very large mouth
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3.9
A large freshwater fish from North America with a wide mouth past the eye
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5.3
A freshwater fish often found in North American lakes that people catch for sport
A large freshwater fish with a big mouth that extends past the eye
A large freshwater fish with a very wide mouth popular with people who fish
A large freshwater fish with a wide mouth often caught for sport
A fish from lakes and rivers in North America that people catch for food and sport
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is clearly compositional: 'largemouthed' denotes having a large mouth (large + mouthed), combined with 'black' (colour) and 'bass' (a fish), so a learner who knows the constituents can infer it refers to a black bass with a large mouth (i.e. largemouth bass). The compound/variant form is regular and follows common adjective + noun patterns, making the sense immediately predictable to B1 learners.
Etymology
Largemouthed black bass comes from the fish's look: it has a very big mouth, so large and mouthed, and a dark back, so black, while bass is the name for this kind of 'freshwater fish'. That's why the name describes this particular fish.