Bream
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /bɹiːm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bream is a noun meaning A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
Meaning
A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
More Meanings
- (British) A species in that genus, Abramis brama.
- An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Lepomis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes.
- A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera.
- (nautical) To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping.
Word Forms
- breams
- breaming
- breamed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include carp, porgy, gilthead, gold, whitebream, seabream.
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