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white bream

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A European species of fish in the Cyprinidae family (Blicca bjoerkna, syn. Abramis bjoerkna, Cyprinus bjoerkna).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From white + bream.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chuvash: хура ҫунат (hura ś̬unat) — European fish
  • Dutch: blei — European fish
  • Finnish: pasuri — European fish
  • French: petite brême — European fish
  • German: Blei — European fish
  • Greek: βλίκα (vlíka) — European fish
  • Italian: scardone — European fish
  • Italian: scardova — European fish
  • Komi-Zyrian: чивган (ćivgan) — European fish
  • Eastern Mari: талдаш (taldaš) — European fish
  • Western Mari: тӓлдӓш (täldäš) — European fish
  • Polish: krąp — European fish
  • Russian: густера́ (gusterá) — European fish
  • Spanish: breca — European fish
  • Swedish: björkna — European fish
  • Udmurt: вачан (vaćan) — European fish
  • Udmurt: шукыртны (šukyrtny) — European fish