rock bass

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rok beys]
- /rɒk beɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rok beys]
- /rɒk beɪs/

Definitions of rock bass words

noun rock bass a game fish, Ambloplites rupestris, of the sunfish family, inhabiting freshwater streams of the eastern U.S. 1
noun rock bass striped bass. 1
noun rock bass a North American freshwater percoid fish, Ambloplites rupestris: an important food fish; family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, etc) 0
noun rock bass any similar or related fish 0
noun rock bass a freshwater game sunfish (Ambloplites rupestris) of E North America 0

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Origin of rock bass

First appearance:

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1805-15

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rock bass popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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