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Definition of Brama
1. Noun. Type genus of the Bramidae.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Bramidae, Family Bramidae
Member holonyms: Brama Raii, Pomfret
Definition of Brama
1. n. See Brahma.
Definition of Brama
1. Proper noun. (archaic form of Brahma) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brama
Literary usage of Brama
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions by Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society (1851)
"He is thus enabled to distribute them into several subordinate genera, in which
the genus Brama stands conspicuous, by having the whole of the dorsal and ..."
2. Birds by Eugene William Oates, William Thomas Blanford (1895)
"Coloration very like that of A. brama, but the brown spot in front of the eye
... A heavier bird than A. brama, weighing 8-5 oz., or fully one- third more. ..."
3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"The genus Brama, Bl. Schn.(2) Is connected with this family by the scales covering
the vertical fins, which have but a small number of spinous rays ..."
4. Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: From Gales and by United States Congress, Thomas Hart Benton (1857)
"... Great Brama. To render the subject as clear and distinct as possible, he
thought it would not be improper to take an abstract view of those two powers ..."
5. Fishes of Australia: A Popular and Systematic Guide to the Study of the by David George Stead (1906)
"Perhaps the best-known species of this family is the Pomfret (Brama rail), also
known as "Ray's Bream." This is a fish of wide distribution and of ..."
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