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  (brēm, brĭm) pronunciation
n., 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:
    1. Any one of various saltwater fishes in the family Sparidae, such as the porgy.
    2. Any one of various freshwater sunfishes of the genus Lepomis and related genera, such as the bluegill.

[Middle English breme, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]


bream2 (brēm) pronunciation
tr.v. Nautical., breamed, bream·ing, breams.

To clean (a wooden ship's hull) by applying heat to soften the pitch and then scraping.

[From Middle Dutch brem(e), furze, broom.]


 
 
Food and Nutrition: bream

White fish, Abramis brama (N. American bluegill bream is Leponis macrochinus).

 
Food Lover's Companion: bream

[BREEM] The name applied to any of several freshwater or saltwater fish such as the American porgy, the Japanese sea bream and the French daurade. In general, bream can be grilled, baked or fried. See also fish; porgy.

 
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: bream

Bream (Abramis brama)
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Bream (Abramis brama) (credit: W.S. Pitt — Eric Hosking)
European food and game fish (Abramis brama) of the carp family (Cyprinidae). Found in lakes and slow rivers, the bream lives in schools and eats worms, mollusks, and other small animals. Deep-bodied, with flat sides and a small head, it is silvery with a bluish or brown back. It is usually about 12 – 20 in. (30 – 50 cm) long and weighs up to 13 lbs (6 kg). Other species called bream include the silver bream (Blicca bjoorkna), the golden shiner, and the sea breams (family Sparidae).

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Wikipedia: Bream
Bream caught in the Volga River near Kashin, Russia.
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Bream caught in the Volga River near Kashin, Russia.
This article is about a group of fish. For the guitarist, see Julian Bream. For the baseball player, see Sid Bream.

Bream is a general term for a number of species of freshwater and marine fish, mainly, but not exhaustively, drawn from the genera Abramis (e.g. A. brama, the carp bream), Acanthopagrus, Argyrops, Blicca, Brama, Etelis, Gymnocranius, Lethrinus, Nemipterus, Rhabdosargus and Scolopsis. Although species from all of these genera are called "bream", the term does not imply a degree of relatedness between these species, such as a family or other higher taxon would. Fish termed "bream" tend to be narrow, deep bodied species. The name is a derivation of the Middle English word breme, of Old French origin.

Bream are widespread in the Volga River, and are called Lesh (Лещ) in Russia. Bream mostly feed from the bottom of rivers and are fished with donkas, fishing rods that drop the hook and bait on the bottom of rivers and lakes.

Bream is not a scientific name, and is used to described fish of many different genera and families. The term sea bream is sometimes used for porgies (Sparidae) or pomfrets (Bramidae).be-x-old:Лешч


Bream also exist in Australia, and are members of the Acanthopagrus genus. They are commonly found in estuaries and saltwater rivers, targeted by many fishermen and are a great eating fish.

Black Bream (Acanthopagrus butcheri) has a range that extends from southern New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and into Western Australia as far north as Shark Bay.

Yellowfin Bream (Acanthopagrus australis) are found along the New South Wales coast, as well as in Queensland and Victoria.

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Translations: Translations for: Bream

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - brasen

2.
v. tr. - rense med blæselampe og skraber

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zee)brasem, schoonschrapen (schip)

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Zool) brème

2.
v. tr. - (Naut) nettoyer par abrasion

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Brachse

2.
v. - (naut) durch Ausbrennen u. Auskratzen reinigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ιχθυολ.) χανί, λεστί

Italiano (Italian)
abramide

Português (Portuguese)
n. - brema (f), goraz (m) (Ictiol.)

Русский (Russian)
лещ

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - brema, pez de agua dulce

2.
v. tr. - (mar) limpiar fondo del barco

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - braxen

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 欧扁, 太阳鱼, 鲷科的海鱼

2. 清扫

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 歐扁, 太陽魚, 鯛科的海魚

2.
v. tr. - 清掃

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 잉어과의 담수어

2.
v. tr. - ~를 불에 그을려 떼어내다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ブリーム, タイ科の海魚, タイ類の魚

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صنف سمك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אברומה (דג)‬
v. tr. - ‮ניקה (תובת-עץ של ספינה) ע"י חימום ציפוי הזפת כדי לרככו וגירודו‬

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