Bream

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pondfish \Pond"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes
     belonging to the family {Centrarchid[ae]}; -- called also
     {pond perch}, and {sunfish}.
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     Note: The common pondfish of New England ({Lepomis gibbosus})
           is called also {bream}, {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}.
           See {Sunfish}. The long-eared pondfish ({Lepomis
           auritus}) of the Eastern United States is distinguished
           by its very long opercular flap.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rosefish \Rose"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     A large marine scorpaenoid food fish ({Sebastes marinus})
     found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called
     also {red perch}, {hemdurgan}, {Norway haddok}, and also,
     erroneously, {snapper}, {bream}, and {bergylt}.
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     Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or
           orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and
           ducky brown.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sunfish \Sun"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     (a) A very large oceanic plectognath fish ({Mola mola}, {Mola
         rotunda}, or {Orthagoriscus mola}) having a broad body
         and a truncated tail.
     (b) Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American
         fresh-water fishes of the family {Centrachidae}. They
         have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines.
         Among the common species of the Eastern United States are
         {Lepomis gibbosus} (called also {bream}, {pondfish},
         {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}), the blue sunfish, or
         dollardee ({Lepomis pallidus}), and the long-eared
         sunfish ({Lepomis auritus}). Several of the species are
         called also {pondfish}.
     (c) The moonfish, or bluntnosed shiner.
     (d) The opah.
     (e) The basking, or liver, shark.
     (f) Any large jellyfish.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bream \Bream\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Breamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Breaming}.] [Cf. {Broom}, and G. ein schiff brennen.]
     (Naut.)
     To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed,
     etc., by the application of fire and scraping.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.]
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     1. (Zool.) A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus
        {Abramis}, little valued as food. Several species are
        known.
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     2. (Zool.) An American fresh-water fish, of various species
        of {Pomotis} and allied genera, which are also called
        {sunfishes} and pondfishes. See {Pondfish}.
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     3. (Zool.) A marine sparoid fish of the genus {Pagellus}, and
        allied genera. See {Sea Bream}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bream
       n 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