The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Black bass \Black" bass`\ (Zool.)
   1. An edible, fresh-water fish of the United States, of the
      genus Micropterus. The small-mouthed kind is
      Micropterus dolomie[imac]; the large-mouthed is
      Micropterus salmoides.
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   2. The sea bass. See Blackfish, 3.
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