Chilean sea bass

[chil-ey-uhn see bas]

noun

1. a ray-finned fish, Dissostichus eleginoides, inhabiting the Southern Ocean and the southern waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans: a valuable food fish.

Chilean sea bass

noun

1. another name for Patagonian toothfish

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chilean sea bass¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

His inventory list is long: “Frozen shrimp, tilapia, Chilean sea bass, mahi mahi tuna, literally everything that comes from out of the country.”

From Salon

I’ll order the sake-glazed Chilean sea bass and pasta for Hazel.

From Los Angeles Times

And Vijay Singh in 2001 went with a Thai menu that included tom kha gai soup, chicken panang curry, garlic sea scallops and Chilean sea bass with a three-flavor chili sauce.

From Los Angeles Times

In Kirkland, Donnelly will unveil his biggest restaurant yet on Monday: a massive two-story, 5,000-square-foot RockCreek Seafood & Spirits that includes all the hits from his Fremont stomping grounds, like the shrimp and grits, the Chilean sea bass and the grilled octopus.

From Seattle Times

Expect all the RockCreek favorites from his Fremont stomping grounds, from the Chilean sea bass to the grilled octopus.

From Seattle Times