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Sweetfish
Answer for the clue "Sweetfish ", 3 letters:
ayu
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The or sweetfish , Plecoglossus altivelis , is a species of fish . It is the only species in the genus Plecoglossus and family Plecoglossidae . It is a relative of the smelts and other fish in the order Osmeriformes . Native to the Palearctic ecozone , ...
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n. A sweetfish, an amphidromous fish of East Asia, the only member of its genus, (taxlink Plecoglossus altivelis species noshow=1), named and prized for its sweet-tasting flesh. It is a game fish and is also subject to extensive aquaculture.
Usage examples of ayu.
There were low couches along the walls, covered with draperies of native weaving, or the skins of the ayu, a sort of fresh-water seal found in the Benuwe.
The largest was a flat lacquer dish with two grilled, salted ayu poised on their bellies as though they were swimming down the river together.