Definitions
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sweetfish , anamphidromous fish of East Asia, the only member of itsgenus , Plecoglossus altivelis, named and prized for its sweet-tasting flesh. It is a game fish and is also subject to extensiveaquaculture .
Etymologies
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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One village school inspired the Guarani Indians to add new words to their vocabulary: ayu ryrurive, the box that accumulates knowledge.
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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
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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
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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
hernesheir commented on the word ayu
It's a fish.
年魚 --"year fish" is another name, since its life spans but one year.
January 2, 2012