sea bass

noun

1

: any of numerous marine bony fishes (family Serranidae) that are usually smaller and more active than the groupers

especially : a food and sport fish (Centropristis striata) of the Atlantic coast of the U.S.

2

: any of numerous croakers or drums including noted sport and food fishes

Examples of sea bass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Coastal Fisheries division caught a rock sea bass while trawling in Aransas Bay, according to a Jan. 15 Facebook post from the agency. —Lauren Liebhaber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025

Those fish can include barracuda, moray eel, sea bass and others. —Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025

Guests were served a plated dinner of sea bass with caviar or truffle beef tenderloin. —Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025

There’s also a selection of crudo and tacos, sea bass, tiger shrimp, braised wagyu beef among them. —Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for sea bass

• alas
• amass
• bromegrass
• bypass
• chagas
• crabgrass
• crevasse
• eelgrass
• eyeglass
• groundmass
• harass
• impasse

Kids Definition

sea bass

noun

: any of numerous marine fishes that are usually smaller and more active than the related groupers

especially : a food and sport fish of the Atlantic coast of the U.S.