Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of Leptolepidæ, containing clupeiform fishes with small scales, whence the name.
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Following World War II, the Forestry Agency of Japan promoted clear-cutting of the high-elevation conifer forests and replaced them with Japanese timber species such as sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) and Kara-matsu (Larix leptolepis).
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