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smallmouth bass

noun small·mouth bass \ˈsml-ˌmath-\

Definition of SMALLMOUTH BASS

:  a black bass (Micropterus dolomieu) of clear rivers and lakes that is bronzy-green above and lighter below and has the vertex of the angle of the jaw falling below the eye —called also smallmouth, smallmouth black bass
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First Known Use of SMALLMOUTH BASS

1938

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