striped bass n 1: caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {striped bass}, {striper}] 2: marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone [syn: {striped bass}, {striper}, {Roccus saxatilis}, {rockfish}]
Striped \Striped\, a. Having stripes of different colors; streaked. [1913 Webster] {Striped bass}. (Zool.) See under {Bass}. {Striped maple} (Bot.), a slender American tree ({Acer Pennsylvanicum}) with finely striped bark. Called also {striped dogwood}, and {moosewood}. {Striped mullet}. (Zool.) See under {Mullet}, 2. {Striped snake} (Zool.), the garter snake. {Striped squirrel} (Zool.), the chipmunk. [1913 Webster]