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Definition of sea bream

sea bream

Plural:sea bream
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sea bream Lexical Profile

• noun

1

A marine fish of the family Sparidae, native to temperate and tropical coastal waters globally, characterized by a deep, laterally compressed body and highly valued as a commercial and culinary food fish.

Example

"For the main course, the restaurant served a whole roasted sea bream stuffed with lemon, herbs, and garlic."

Synonyms
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• Nearby Words

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Word Origin & Etymology

A compound of 'sea' and 'bream' (from Old French 'bresme'), coined to distinguish these marine coastal fishes of the family Sparidae from the completely unrelated freshwater cyprinid fish also known as bream.

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Sea bream. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/sea bream
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