bream vs European bream

European bream vs bream

bream and European bream both are nouns.

bream is a verb but European bream is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bream	Yes	No	Yes	No
European bream	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, European bream is a hyponym of bream; that is, European bream is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bream:

bream: any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis
European bream: European freshwater fish having a flattened body and silvery scales; of little value as food

Other hyponyms of bream include Abramis brama, bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus, Lepomis punctatus, spotted sunfish, stumpknocker.

bream (noun)	European bream (noun)
any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis	European freshwater fish having a flattened body and silvery scales; of little value as food
any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae
flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe

bream (verb)	European bream (verb)
clean (a ship's bottom) with heat

Difference between bream and European bream

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