1. 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 freshwater bream for recreational fishing";
   - bream
    
2. Flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe
   "We caught several freshwater bream during our fishing trip on the lake";
   - bream

Derived forms: freshwater bream

Type of: centrarchid, freshwater fish, sunfish

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

Encyclopedia: Freshwater bream