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Definition: eulachon
Candlefish
\Can"dle*fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(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) The beshow.
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