FRESHWATER BREAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does freshwater bream mean? 

• FRESHWATER BREAM (noun)
  The noun FRESHWATER BREAM has 2 senses:

1. flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe

2. any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis

  Familiarity information: FRESHWATER BREAM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FRESHWATER BREAM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

bream; freshwater bream

Hypernyms ("freshwater bream" is a kind of...):

freshwater fish (flesh of fish from fresh water used as food)

Holonyms ("freshwater bream" is a part of...):

bream; freshwater bream (any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

bream; freshwater bream

Hypernyms ("freshwater bream" is a kind of...):

centrarchid; sunfish (small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed)

Meronyms (parts of "freshwater bream"):

bream; freshwater bream (flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "freshwater bream"):

Abramis brama; European bream (European freshwater fish having a flattened body and silvery scales; of little value as food)

bluegill; Lepomis macrochirus (important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States)

Lepomis punctatus; spotted sunfish; stumpknocker (inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish)

Holonyms ("freshwater bream" is a member of...):

order Perciformes; order Percomorphi; Perciformes; Percomorphi (one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna)