striped bass

/straɪpt beɪs/
/straɪpt beɪs/
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Definitions of striped bass
  1. noun
    marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone
    synonyms: Roccus saxatilis, rockfish, striper
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    type of:
    sea bass
    any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin
  2. noun
    caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States
    synonyms: striper
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    type of:
    bass, sea bass
    the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae
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