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bream1

Pronunciation: /briːm/
Definition of bream

noun (plural same)

  • a greenish-bronze deep-bodied freshwater fish native to Europe.
    • Abramis brama, family Cyprinidae
  • used in names of other fishes resembling or related to the bream, e.g. sea bream, Ray’s bream.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French bresme, of Germanic origin; related to German Brachsen, Brassen

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