steenbras

noun

steen·​bras

variants or less commonly steenbrass

ˈstēnˌbras

plural steenbras or steenbrases also steenbrass or steenbrasses

: any of several southern African marine sparid food and sport fishes: such as

a

: biskop

b

: red steenbras

c

: white steenbras

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans steenbras, from steen stone (from Middle Dutch) + brasem bream, from Middle Dutch brasem, bressem

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