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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rosefish \Rose"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large marine scorp[ae]noid food fish ({Sebastes marinus}) found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called also {red perch}, {hemdurgan}, {Norway haddok}, and also erroneously, {snapper}, {bream}, and {bergylt}. Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and ducky brown. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sunfish \Sun"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) a A very large oceanic plectognath fish ({Mola mola}, {Mola rotunda}, or {Orthagoriscus mola}) having a broad body and a truncated tail. b Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American fresh-water fishes of the family {Centrachid[ae]}. They have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines. Among the common species of the Eastern United States are {Lepomis gibbosus} (called also {bream}, {pondfish}, {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}), the blue sunfish, or dollardee ({L. pallidus}), and the long-eared sunfish ({L. auritus}). Several of the species are called also {pondfish}. c The moonfish, or bluntnosed shiner. d The opah. e The basking, or liver, shark. f Any large jellyfish. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pondfish \Pond"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes belonging to the family {Centrarchid[ae]}; -- called also {pond perch}, and {sunfish}. Note: The common pondfish of New England ({Lepomis gibbosus}) is called also {bream}, {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}. See {Sunfish}. The long-eared pondfish ({Lepomis auritus}) of the Eastern United States is distinguished by its very long opercular flap. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bream \Bream\, n. [OE. breme, brem, F. br[^e]me, OF bresme, of German origin; cf OHG. brahsema brahsina OLG. bressemo G. brassen. Cf {Brasse}.] 1. (Zo["o]l) A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus {Abramis}, little valued as food. Several species are known 2. (Zo["o]l) An American fresh-water fish, of various species of {Pomotis} and allied genera, which are also called {sunfishes} and pondfishes See {Pondfish}. 3. (Zo["o]l) A marine sparoid fish of the genus {Pagellus}, and allied genera. See {Sea Bream}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bream \Bream\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Breamed}; p. pr & vb n. {Breaming}.] [Cf. {Broom}, and G. ein schiff brennen.] (Naut.) To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bream n 1: flesh of any of various freshwater fishes of the families Centrarchidae of North America or Cyprinidae of Europe [syn: {freshwater bream}] 2: flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the families Sparidae or Bramidae [syn: {sea bream}] 3: any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae [syn: {sea bream}] 4: any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis [syn: {freshwater bream}] v : clean a ship bottom with heat
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