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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A sweetfish, an amphidromous fish of East Asia, the only member of its genus and family, Plecoglossus altivelis, named and prized for its sweet-tasting flesh. It is a game fish and is also subject to extensive aquaculture. uncountable, usually

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A language spoken in Kaduna State of Nigeria.

Synonyms

All synonyms

aiaiplecoglossidplecoglossidsweetfishsweetfish

Example

More examples

"Fishing often starts to go with the start of the Ayu season."

Etymology

From Japanese 鮎 (ayu, “sweetfish”).

Related phrases

plecoglossus altivelis

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