Dictionary Definition
bream
Noun
1 flesh of various freshwater fishes of North
America or of Europe [syn: freshwater
bream]
2 flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the
family Sparidae or the family Bramidae [syn: sea
bream]
3 any of numerous marine percoid fishes
especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae [syn:
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 [syn:
freshwater
bream] v : clean (a ship's bottom) with heat
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English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːm
Noun
bream (plural bream or breams)- A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
- An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes.
- A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See sea bream.
Translations
A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the
genus Abramis
An American fresh-water fish, of various species
of Pomotis and allied genera
A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and
allied genera
Extensive Definition
Bream is a general term for a number of species
of freshwater and
marine fish, mainly, but not exhaustively,
drawn from the genera
Abramis
(e.g. A. brama, the carp bream);
Acanthopagrus;
Argyrops;
Blicca;
Brama;
Etelis;
Lepomis;
Gymnocranius;
Lethrinus;
Nemipterus;
Rhabdosargus
and Scolopsis.
Although species from all of these genera are
called "bream", the term does not imply a degree of relatedness
between these species. Fish termed "bream" tend to be narrow, deep
bodied species. The name is a derivation of the Middle
English word breme, of Old French
origin.
External links
bream in Russian: Лещ