Japanese pond smelt

noun

Hypomesus nipponensis, a freshwater fish native to Korea, Japan, and Sakhalin.

Meanings

nounJapanese pond smelt (plural Japanese pond smelts)

plural Japanese pond smelts

  1. Hypomesus nipponensis, a freshwater fish native to Korea, Japan, and Sakhalin.

    Synonyms: Japanese smelt

Synonyms & antonyms

nounHypomesus nipponensis, a freshwater fish native to Korea, Japan, and Sakhalin.

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Japanese pond smelt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20pond%20smelt

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