Meanings
nounrock bass (plural rock bass or rock basses)
plural rock basses
- Any of the genus Ambloplites of freshwater sunfishes,
- especially of the species Ambloplites rupestris
- A spotted grouper (Epinephelus analogus)
- A starry grouper (Epinephelus labriformis)
- A rivulated mutton hamlet (Alphestes multiguttatus)
Synonyms & antonyms
noungame and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes
Similar
rock sunfishAmbloplites rupestris
Broader
Also see
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