sea bream

sea bream

noun
1.
any of numerous marine sparid fishes, as Pagellus centrodontus, inhabiting waters off the coasts of Europe.
2.
a porgy, Archosargus rhomboidalis, inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean.

Origin:
1520–30
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sea bream
 
n
any sparid fish, esp Pagellus centrodontus, of European seas, valued as a food fish

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