sweetfish
Sweetfish, ayu, (Plecoglossus altivelis)
Meaning
Noun
- An amphidromous fish, the ayu of East Asia (Plecoglossus altivelis), the only member of its genus and family Plecoglossidae (family), named and prized for its sweet-tasting flesh, especially in Japan, as a game fish, and is also subject to extensive aquaculture.
Related
Similar words
- ayu, ai
Origin
Modern English dictionary
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