sweetfish
sweetfish noun: an amphidromous fish, the ayu of East Asia (Plecoglossus altivelis), the only member of its genus and family Plecoglossidae, named and prized for its sweet-tasting flesh, especially in Japan, as a game fish, and is also subject to extensive aquaculture.
Noun
sweetfish (plural sweetfishes or sweetfish)
- An amphidromous fish, the ayu of East Asia (Plecoglossus altivelis), the only member of its genus and family Plecoglossidae, named and prized for its sweet-tasting flesh, especially in Japan, as a game fish, and is also subject to extensive aquaculture.
sweetfish meaning in Tamil
sweetfish in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Synonyms of sweetfish
Forms of sweetfish
| plural | sweetfishes |
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| plural | sweetfish |
Origin of sweetfish
sweet + fish
Questions about sweetfish
- What does sweetfish mean?
- Sweetfish means an amphidromous fish, the ayu of East Asia (Plecoglossus altivelis), the only member of its genus and family Plecoglossidae, named and prized for its sweet-tasting flesh, especially in Japan, as a game fish, and is also subject to extensive aquaculture.
- What is sweetfish in Tamil?
- Sweetfish in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Sweetfish meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sweetfish?
- Sweetfish is a noun.
- What is the plural of sweetfish?
- The plural of sweetfish is sweetfishes.
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