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nounJapanese smelt (plural Japanese smelts)
plural Japanese smelts
- A freshwater fish of species Hypomesus nipponensis, native to Korea, Japan, and Sakhalin.
Synonyms: Japanese pond smelt
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA freshwater fish of species Hypomesus nipponensis, native to Korea, Japan, and Sakhalin.
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Japanese smelt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20smelt
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“Japanese smelt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20smelt. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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