noun Download 🔗Share A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known. Examples : "The fisherman caught a bream, but because it's not considered very tasty, he threw it back into the lake. " fish animal food biology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A species in that genus, Abramis brama. Examples : "The fisherman proudly showed off the large bream he had caught in the lake. " fish animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Lepomis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. Examples : "While fishing at the lake, my son caught a small bream, a type of sunfish common in these waters. " fish animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. Examples : "The fisherman proudly showed off the bream he had caught, its silvery scales gleaming in the sun. " fish animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping. Examples : "The ship's hull needed to be bream to remove the barnacles before the voyage. " nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
