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bony bream

bony bream noun: a freshwater fish, Nematalosa erebi, of mainland Australia; the pyberry.

Noun

bony bream

  1. (Australia) A freshwater fish, Nematalosa erebi, of mainland Australia; the pyberry.
    • Steadman told me that the fish in the photograph is birrngi, a type of bony bream that has now been lost.2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 75

Questions about bony bream

What does bony bream mean?
Bony bream means a freshwater fish, Nematalosa erebi, of mainland Australia; the pyberry.
What part of speech is bony bream?
Bony bream is a noun.

Words near bony bream in the dictionary

  1. Bonvilston
  2. Bonwick
  3. bonxie
  4. bonxies
  5. bony
  6. bony bream
  7. bony fish
  8. bony fishes
  9. bony labyrinth
  10. bony labyrinths
  11. bonyad

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