Definitions

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

Etymologies

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Examples

  • Its crystal-clear water is more than 300 feet deep and is home to Biwako giant catfish, ayu, Biwa trout (salmon) and more than 50 species unique to the fishery.

    Special Report: The Latest On The Would-Be Record Largemouth 2009

  • The ad about naza was amazing, creative one also nike ayu. k Says:

    Lifebuoy HandWash You Eat What You Touch Ads 2007

  • Ayurveda is the combination of two Sanskrit words: ayu, which means life, and veda, which means knowledge.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Ayurveda is the combination of two Sanskrit words: ayu, which means life, and veda, which means knowledge.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Ayurveda is the combination of two Sanskrit words: ayu, which means life, and veda, which means knowledge.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Ayurveda is the combination of two Sanskrit words: ayu, which means life, and veda, which means knowledge.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • One village school inspired the Guarani Indians to add new words to their vocabulary: ayu ryrurive, the box that accumulates knowledge.

    Brazil's Junkyard Angel 2007

  • I've begun to swahilianize my name when I introduce myself by dropping the American "uhr" sound and the end of amber and pronouncing the begining and end with a short african "a" instead of the Cincinnati "ayu" at the beginning.

    Archive 2006-10-01 A. Bennett 2006

  • I've begun to swahilianize my name when I introduce myself by dropping the American "uhr" sound and the end of amber and pronouncing the begining and end with a short african "a" instead of the Cincinnati "ayu" at the beginning.

    Monkeys! Monkeys! Monkeys! A. Bennett 2006

  • The tempura at Yaegaki is seasonal, as seen by the baby ayu river fish above, and the offerings change depending on what he finds at the market.

    Archive 2005-04-01 2005

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  • It's a fish.

    年魚 --"year fish" is another name, since its life spans but one year.

    January 2, 2012