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- noun An
amphidromous fish, theayu of East Asia, the only member of itsgenus , Plecoglossus altivelis, family Plecoglossidae, named and prized for its sweet-tasting flesh, especially inJapan . It is a game fish and is also subject to extensiveaquaculture .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The ayu is known as the sweetfish in English, and the Shin-Yatsushiro station in
AMPONTAN 2009
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And further innovative efforts are underway on trout, sweetfish, sturgeon and mackerel.
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Names of food go the opposite way, so you have a fruit called sour-ripe, and sweetfish, and nut bread, and swearing in the same vein such as 'heart-rot'.
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: The Whisper of Leaves - K. S. Nikakis Blue Tyson 2007
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The master of the establishment was grilling up some tiny sweetfish, a local specialty, on the outdoor brazier.
Geisha, A Life Mineko Iwasaki with Rande Brown 2002
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The master of the establishment was grilling up some tiny sweetfish, a local specialty, on the outdoor brazier.
Geisha, A Life Mineko Iwasaki with Rande Brown 2002
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