| micropterus | (n) American freshwater black basses, Syn. genus Micropterus |
| kentucky black bass | (n) a variety of black bass, Syn. Micropterus pseudoplites, spotted black bass |
| largemouth | (n) a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye, Syn. largemouth black bass, Micropterus salmoides, largemouthed bass, largemouthed black bass, largemouth bass |
| smallmouth | (n) a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye, Syn. smallmouth black bass, smallmouth bass, smallmouthed black bass, Micropterus dolomieu, smallmouthed bass |