English Explanatory Dictionary

candlefish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

candlefish candlefishes

Etymology

From candle + fish.

Synonyms

eulachon hooligan
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