bream(n = noun.animal) freshwater bream - any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis;
bream, n. [OE. breme, brem, F. brême, OF. bresme, of German origin; cf. OHG. brahsema, brahsina, OLG. bressemo, G. brassen. Cf. Brasse.].
A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known. [1913 Webster]
An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. See Pondfish. [1913 Webster]
A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See Sea Bream. [1913 Webster]
bream, v. t. [Cf. Broom, and G. ein schiff brennen.].
To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping. [1913 Webster]
bream, n. (pl. same)
1 a yellowish arch-backed freshwater fish, Abramis brama.
2 (in full sea bream) a similarly shaped marine fish of the family Sparidae.
bream, v.tr. Naut. hist. clean (a ship's bottom) by burning and scraping.