sea bream
noun
any of numerous marine sparid fishes, as Pagellus centrodontus, inhabiting waters off the coasts of Europe.
a porgy, Archosargus rhomboidalis, inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean.
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Origin of sea bream
First recorded in 1520–30
Words nearby sea bream
Seaborg, seaborgium, sea-born, seaborne, sea bread, sea bream, sea breeze, Seabright bantam syndrome, sea buckthorn, Seabury, sea butterfly
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Example sentences from the Web for sea bream
Bisuccho, in Portuguese Besugo, the sea-bream (Sparus cantabricus).
Chrysopbris cardinalis, a kind of sea-bream,—generally esteemed the best of Japanese fishes.
Shadowings|Lafcadio HearnShad, sea-bream and codfish, garnished with onions, are served cold.
The Story of Seville|Walter M. GallichanA number of small parrot-fish, sea-bream, and mottled cod at once appeared and devoured the fragments.
Rdan The Devil And Other Stories|Louis Becke
British Dictionary definitions for sea bream
sea bream
noun
any sparid fish, esp Pagellus centrodontus, of European seas, valued as a food fish
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