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shishamo

shishamo noun: spirinchus lanceolatus, a Japanese smelt.

Noun

shishamo (plural shishamo)

  1. Spirinchus lanceolatus, a Japanese smelt.

Forms of shishamo

pluralshishamo

Origin of shishamo

Borrowed from Japanese 柳葉魚 (shishamo, literally “willow leaf fish”), ultimately from Ainu スサㇺ (susam).

Questions about shishamo

What does shishamo mean?
Shishamo means spirinchus lanceolatus, a Japanese smelt.
What part of speech is shishamo?
Shishamo is a noun.
What is the plural of shishamo?
The plural of shishamo is shishamo.

Words near shishamo in the dictionary

  1. shishah
  2. shishahs
  3. Shishaldin
  4. Shishalh
  5. shisham
  6. shishamo
  7. shishas
  8. shished
  9. shishes
  10. Shishido
  11. Shishidos

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