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bream
n.
type of fish
Bream
Bream ( ) is a general term for a species of
freshwater and
marine fish belonging to a variety of
genera including
Abramis (e.g.,
A. brama, the
common bream),
Acanthopagrus,
Argyrops,
Blicca,
Brama,
Chilotilapia,
Etelis,
Lepomis,
Gymnocranius,
Lethrinus,
Nemipterus,
Pharyngochromis,
Rhabdosargus or
Scolopsis.
bream
Noun
1. flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe
(synonym) freshwater bream
(hypernym) freshwater fish
(part-holonym) freshwater bream
2. flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae
(synonym) sea bream
(hypernym) saltwater fish
(part-holonym) sea bream
3. any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
(synonym) sea bream
(hypernym) percoid fish, percoid, percoidean
(hyponym) pomfret, Brama raii
(member-holonym) Perciformes, order Perciformes, Percomorphi, order Percomorphi
(part-meronym) sea bream
4. any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis
(synonym) freshwater bream
(hypernym) sunfish, centrarchid
(hyponym) European bream, Abramis brama
(member-holonym) Perciformes, order Perciformes, Percomorphi, order Percomorphi
(part-meronym) freshwater bream
Verb
1. clean (a ship's bottom) with heat
(hypernym) clean, make clean
bream
n.
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Bream
(v. t.)
To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping.
(n.)
An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. See Pondfish.
(n.)
A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See Sea Bream.
(n.)
A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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