Brama
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- noun
- Specialized
- The Brama is often found swimming in tropical waters, known for its unique body shape.
Examples
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Fishermen in the region commonly catch Brama during the warmer months.
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In the aquarium, the vibrant colors of the Brama add beauty to the display.
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There were no black and white Holsteins, but herds of beef cattle, red Brangus and white Brama, and the deer had ears like mules.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
A group of fish that includes pomfrets and lives in oceans worldwide
Compounds
- Specialized
A deep-bodied dark fish with sharp fins that lives in the open northern Atlantic and Pacific and is often eaten
A common European freshwater fish with a flat body and silvery scales not often eaten
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Brama is a Latin form used by scientists for a group of sea fish called pomfrets. A helpful way to remember it is that Brama looks like the English fish name bream, so Brama refers to a genus of fish found in warm and temperate seas.