sea bream

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 family Sparidae
• Syn: ↑bream
• Hypernyms: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid, ↑percoidean
• Hyponyms:
• Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑order Percomorphi
• Part Meronyms: ↑bream

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noun
: any of numerous marine percoid fishes: as
a. : a fish of the family Sparidae
b. : pomfret 1; broadly : a fish of the family Bramidae
c. : any of several grunts (as the pinfish or the pompon)

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1. any of numerous marine sparid fishes, as Pagellus centrodontus, inhabiting waters off the coasts of Europe.
2. a porgy, Archosargus rhomboidalis, inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean.
[1520-30]

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sea bream noun
1. Any fish of the Sparidae family, esp Pagellus centrodontus of European seas
2. Also applied to any fish of the Bramidae, a family related to the mackerels
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Main Entry: ↑sea

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sea bream,
1. any one of certain edible marine fishes belonging to the same family as the porgies, especially a common European species.
2. any fish belonging to this family.

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n. a deep-bodied marine fish that resembles the freshwater bream, in particular: ●
a) Several genera and species in the family Sparidae (the sea bream family), in particular the red sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo), which is fished commercially, and the black sea bream (Spondyliosoma cantharus), a popular angling fish; the sea bream family also includes the porgies
b) a fish of Australasian coastal waters, with a purple back and silver underside (Seriolella brama, family Centrolophidae)

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  • 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

  • sea bream — ► NOUN ▪ a deep bodied marine fish that resembles the freshwater bream …   English terms dictionary

  • sea bream — sea′ bream n. ich any of various porgies, as Archosargus rhomboidalis, inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean • Etymology: 1520–30 …   From formal English to slang

  • sea bream — n. 1. any of various porgy fishes ☆ 2. a porgy (Archosargus rhomboidalis) of the Atlantic coast of the U.S …   English World dictionary

  • sea bream — atlantinis jūrinis karšis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Brama brama angl. Atlantic pomfret; Black Sea bream; common pomfret; Ray’s bream; sea bream; small scaled pomfret rus. атлантический морской… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • sea bream — australinis pilkasis slapukas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Seriolella brama angl. blue bream; common bream; sea bream; trevally; warehou rus. австралийская сериолелла; вареху; лещевидная… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • sea bream — juodadryžė milija statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Acanthopagrus bifasciatus angl. sea bream; two banded porgy; two bar bream rus. морской карась; чернополосый карась; чернополосый милий ryšiai:… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • sea bream — Juodosios jūros kantaras statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Spondyliosoma cantharus angl. black bream; sea bream rus. кантар; кантарус; карась многозуб ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kantarai …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • sea bream — /ˈsi brɪm/ (say see brim) noun (plural sea bream or sea breams) any marine sparoid food fish. Usage: For variation in the plural inflection, see note at fish1 …  

  • sea bream — sidabrinis dančius statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Argyrozona argyrozona angl. carpenter; sea bream rus. аргирозона; серебристый зубан ryšiai: platesnis terminas – sidabriniai dančiai …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

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