Hypernym

noun

small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed

Member_meronym

Perciformes 1

noun

one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna

Part_meronym

bream 1

noun

flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe

bream 4

noundomain: animal

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Synonyms

freshwater bream 2
any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis

Hyponym

European bream 1

noun

European freshwater fish having a flattened body and silvery scales; of little value as food

bluegill 1

noun

important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States

spotted sunfish 1

noun

inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish

Member_holonym

Perciformes 1