white bass
noun
: a North American freshwater bony fish (Morone chrysops of the family Percichthyidae) that is used for food
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David Battershell of Antioch carried a yellow bucket of white bass to shore.
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Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Bass can be any species called bass such as largemouth bass, striped bass or white bass.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2025
The lake is a popular fishing lake that has been stocked with bluegill, crappie, white bass, northern pike, yellow perch and walleye.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025
The major sport species caught by anglers here include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, catfish, white crappie, black crappie, sauger, and white bass.
—Allison Kiehl, The Tennessean, 30 June 2025
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Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Bass can be any species called bass such as largemouth bass, striped bass or white bass.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2025
The lake is a popular fishing lake that has been stocked with bluegill, crappie, white bass, northern pike, yellow perch and walleye.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025
The major sport species caught by anglers here include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, catfish, white crappie, black crappie, sauger, and white bass.
—Allison Kiehl, The Tennessean, 30 June 2025
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“White bass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20bass. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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