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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bream \bream\, n. oe. breme, brem, f. br^eme, of. bresme, of
german origin; cf. ohg. brahsema, brahsina, olg. bressemo, g.
brassen. cf. brasse.
1913 webster
1. zool. a european fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus
abramis, little valued as food. several species are
known.
1913 webster
2. zool. an american fresh-water fish, of various species
of pomotis and allied genera, which are also called
sunfishes and pondfishes. see pondfish.
1913 webster
3. zool. a marine sparoid fish of the genus pagellus, and
allied genera. see sea bream.
1913 webster
see also:
brasse abramis pomotis sunfishes pondfish pagellus
sea bream
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
sunfish
n 1: the lean flesh of any of numerous american perch-like fishes
of the family centrarchidae
2: among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval
compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal
fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm
waters syn: ocean sunfish, mola, headfish
3: small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of north america
usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic
luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed syn:
centrarchid
also: sunfishes pl
see also:
ocean sunfish mola headfish centrarchid sunfishes
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
sunfishes
see sunfish
see also:
sunfish
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