1. (

• bream ,
• freshwater_bream

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

2. (

• bream ,
• sea_bream

) flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae ;

3. (

• sea_bream ,
• bream ,

) any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae ;

4. (

• freshwater_bream ,
• bream

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

1. (

• bream

) clean (a ship's bottom) with heat ;