sea bream

American  

noun

sea breams plural

1. any of numerous marine sparid fishes, as Pagellus centrodontus, inhabiting waters off the coasts of Europe.

2. a porgy, Archosargus rhomboidalis, inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean.

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sea bream British  

noun

1. any sparid fish, esp Pagellus centrodontus, of European seas, valued as a food fish

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• sea breams
  plural

Etymology

Origin of sea bream

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

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sea bream

He then held up a large sea bream as a symbol of good luck and celebration.

From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025

The main course, a whole fried sea bream, served with a ginger fish sauce caramel, peanuts, herbs, lemon, and wild pepper leaves to delicately wrap each fried morsel, truly blew me away.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2025

Several miles away, clam fishermen have tested similar measures to prevent sea bream from eating their potential harvest, too, stringing mesh across poles in a small patch of shallow water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023

In Japan, you can already buy tomatoes rich in a chemical called GABA, which has a calming effect, and modified sea bream where more of the flesh is suitable for sushi.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2023

At Nick & Toni’s in East Hampton, N.Y., the executive chef, Joe Realmuto, labels porgy as Montauk sea bream and roasts it whole in a wood oven for an easy sell.

From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2021