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

Indeed, there was a restaurant critic some years back who complained that a sea bass was overcooked one evening, and that same sea bass showed up for years afterwards in his annual round-up. —John Mariani, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024

Thus, at the moment the offerings include Montauk big-eye tuna, clams from the Long Island Sound, swordfish, mahi mahi, monkfish, sea bass and more, though even those only hint at Long Island’s wealth of seafood. —John Mariani, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025

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

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.