1. Any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
   "The sea bream's silvery scales shimmered in the clear Mediterranean waters";
   - sea bream
    
2. Any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis
   "The pond was stocked with bream for recreational fishing";
   - freshwater bream
    
3. Flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe
   "We caught several freshwater bream during our fishing trip on the lake";
   - freshwater bream
    
4. Flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae
   "The chef prepared a delicious grilled sea bream with lemon and herbs";
   - sea bream

1. Clean (a ship's bottom) with heat
   "The crew breamed the hull to remove barnacles"

Derived forms: bream, breamed, breams, breaming

Type of: centrarchid, clean, freshwater fish, percoid, percoid fish, percoidean, saltwater fish, sunfish

Part of: order Perciformes, order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi

Encyclopedia: Bream, Julian