| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  br m, br m |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. bream or breams
1. Any of several European freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, especially A. brama, having a flattened body and silvery scales. 2. A similar fish, especially: a. Any one of various saltwater fishes in the family Sparidae, such as the porgy. b. Any one of various freshwater sunfishes of the genus Lepomis and related genera, such as the bluegill. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English breme, from Old French, of Germanic origin.
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