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bream

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. bream (noun)
  2. bream (verb)
  3. black bream (noun)
  4. blue bream (noun)
  5. bogue (noun)
  6. bony bream (noun)
  7. bronze bream (noun)
  8. coppernosed bream (noun)
  9. government bream (noun)
  10. sea bream (noun)
  11. silver bream (noun)

1bream

noun \ˈbrim, ˈbrēm\
plural bream or breams

Definition of BREAM

1
: a bronze-colored European freshwater cyprinid fish (Abramis brama); broadly : any of various related fishes
2
a : any of various marine fish (family Sparidae) related to the porgy —called also sea bream b : any of various freshwater sunfishes (Lepomis and related genera); especially : bluegill
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Origin of BREAM

Middle English breme, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German brahsima bream, Middle High German brehen to shine
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Fishes Terms

char, chum, ichthyology, smelt, tetra, turbot

Rhymes with BREAM

beam, cream, deem, deme, dream, gleam, meme, neem, Nîmes, ream, scheme, scream, seam, seem, seme, steam, stream, team, teem, theme

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