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Candlefish
Can′dle-fishˊ
(#)
, Noun.
(Zool.)
(a)
A marine fish (
. Thaleichthys Pacificus
), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; – called also eulachon
. It is so oily that, when dried, it may be used as a candle, by drawing a wick through it(b)
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Definition 2024
candlefish
candlefish
English
Noun
candlefish (plural candlefishes or candlefish)
- 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