- European sea bream
- nounfood fish of European coastal waters• Syn: ↑Pagellus centrodontus• Member Holonyms: ↑Pagellus, ↑genus Pagellus
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European sea bream
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sea bream — noun 1. flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae • Syn: ↑bream • Hypernyms: ↑saltwater fish • Part Holonyms: ↑bream 2. any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the… … Useful english dictionary
Sea bream — (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of sparoid fishes, especially the common European species ({Pagellus centrodontus}), the Spanish ({P. Oweni}), and the black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}); called also {old wife}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bream — Bream, n. [OE. breme, brem, F. br[^e]me, OF. bresme, of German origin; cf. OHG. brahsema, brahsina, OLG. bressemo, G. brassen. Cf. {Brasse}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l) A European fresh water cyprinoid fish of the genus {Abramis}, little valued… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bream — bream1 /brim, breem/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) bream, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) breams. 1. any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales. 2 … Universalium
bream — I. noun (plural bream or breams) Etymology: Middle English breme, from Anglo French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German brahsima bream, Middle High German brehen to shine Date: 14th century 1. a bronze colored European freshwater… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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bream — [[t]brɪm, brim[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively)bream, (esp. for kinds or species)breams. 1) ich any carplike fish of the European genus Abramis, as A. brama[/ex] 2) ich any of several porgies, as the sea bream Archosargus rhomboidalis[/ex] 3) ich… … From formal English to slang
Bream — /breem/, n. Julian (Alexander), born 1933, English guitarist and lutanist. * * * European food and game fish (Abramis brama) of the carp family (Cyprinidae). Found in lakes and slow rivers, the bream lives in schools and eats worms, mollusks, and … Universalium
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Mediterranean Sea — a sea surrounded by Africa, Europe, and Asia. 2400 mi. (3865 km) long; 1,145,000 sq. mi. (2,965,550 sq. km); greatest known depth 14,436 ft. (4400 m). Also called Mediterranean. * * * Inland sea enclosed by Europe, Africa, and Asia. Its west east … Universalium
