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bream (1)

bream [ breem, brim ] (plural bream or breams)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. thin-bodied freshwater fish: a freshwater fish that has a deep thin body and is yellowish in color. Native to: Europe, Asia.  Latin name Abramis brama.

2. freshwater fish like bream: a freshwater fish that resembles the bream. Native to: North America, introduced into Europe and Asia.  Genus Lepomis.

3. fish 
Same as  sea bream (sense 2)


4. food: the flesh of a bream as food

[14th century. < Old French bre(s)me< Germanic]
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