sweetfish

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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.

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Meanings

nounsweetfish (plural sweetfishes or sweetfish)

plural sweetfishes

  1. 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.

    Synonyms: ayu, ai

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn 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.

Similar
ayuai
Also see
plecoglossid

Origin

sweet + fish

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 香魚 /香鱼
  • 香魚 /香鱼amphidromous fish
Chinese Mandarin 香魚 /香鱼
  • 香魚 /香鱼 (xiāngyú)amphidromous fish
Japanese 鮎, 香魚
  • 鮎 (ayu)amphidromous fish
  • 香魚 (kōgyo)amphidromous fish
  • 年魚 (nengyo)amphidromous fish
Korean 은어
  • 은어 (euneo)amphidromous fish
Russian аю́, айю́
  • аю́ (ajú)amphidromous fish
  • айю́ (ajjú)amphidromous fish
Cite this entry
APA

sweetfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweetfish

MLA

“sweetfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweetfish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweetfish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweetfish.

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