pagellus centrodontus

Noun
Synonyms: European sea breamPagellus centrodontus

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. food fish of European coastal watersSynonyms: European sea breamPagellus centrodontus
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sea bream \Sea" bream`\ (Zool.) Any one of several species of sparoid fishes, especially the common European species (Pagellus centrodontus), the Spanish (Pagellus Oweni), and the black sea bream (Cantharus lineatus); -- called also old wife. [1913 Webster]
Becker \Beck"er\, n. (Zool.) A European fish (Pagellus centrodontus); the sea bream or braise. [1913 Webster]
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