1. Noun
A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
2. Noun
An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. See Pondfish.
3. Noun
A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See Sea Bream.
4. Verb
To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping.
5. Noun
any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis
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6. Noun
any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
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