smallmouthed bass
- noun
- /ˈsmɔːlˌmaʊθt bæs/
- Specialized
:
lubina de boca pequeña
- She caught a smallmouthed bass during her fishing trip last summer.
Examples
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The smallmouthed bass prefers clear, cool streams and lakes.
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The smallmouthed bass is known for its fighting spirit.
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Smallmouthed bass are popular targets among sport fishermen.
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Yesterday, I caught a smallmouthed bass at the lake.
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Smallmouthed bass are popular targets among sport fishermen.
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Many anglers enjoy fishing for the smallmouthed bass in crystal-clear lakes.
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The smallmouthed bass thrives in freshwater habitats, especially in rivers with plenty of cover.
Synonyms
8
7.7
A freshwater bass fish with a small mouth found in North American lakes and rivers
1
5.4
A freshwater fish from North America with a small mouth popular with people who fish
A freshwater fish called smallmouth bass that lives in North American lakes and rivers
A North American freshwater fish that has a small mouth below the eye
A freshwater fish with a small mouth often caught by people who fish
How Big
878
1.0
- Archaic
1
8.7
- US
1
3.9
3
2.3
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
smallmouthed + bass
The phrase is fully compositional: 'smallmouthed' reads as 'having a small mouth' combined with 'bass' (a fish). A B1 learner who knows 'small', 'mouth', and 'bass' can readily infer it refers to a bass with a relatively small mouth, so the meaning is transparent.
Etymology
Smallmouthed bass gets its name from the fish's smaller mouth compared with other bass, so the word smallmouthed shows the small mouth and bass names the kind of 'fish'. That's why smallmouthed bass now refers to the North American freshwater bass that people catch for sport.