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candlefish en · NOUN

Etymology

From candle + fish.

Meanings

  1. An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.

Forms

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candlefish Number=Plur lexicographic
candlefishes Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

hooligan · eulachon

Translations (2)

fi kynttiläkuore (Thaleichthys pacificus) · tfn dilihi (Thaleichthys pacificus)