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Japanese smelt

Japanese smelt noun: a freshwater fish of species Hypomesus nipponensis, native to Korea, Japan, and Sakhalin.

Noun

Japanese smelt (plural Japanese smelts)

  1. A freshwater fish of species Hypomesus nipponensis, native to Korea, Japan, and Sakhalin.

Synonyms of Japanese smelt

Forms of Japanese smelt

pluralJapanese smelts

Questions about Japanese smelt

What does Japanese smelt mean?
Japanese smelt means a freshwater fish of species Hypomesus nipponensis, native to Korea, Japan, and Sakhalin.
What part of speech is Japanese smelt?
Japanese smelt is a noun.
What is the plural of Japanese smelt?
The plural of Japanese smelt is Japanese smelts.

Words near Japanese smelt in the dictionary

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  4. Japanese slipper
  5. Japanese slippers
  6. Japanese smelt
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  8. Japanese sparrowhawk
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  10. Japanese spikenard
  11. Japanese spikenards

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