CANDLEFISH

Meaning of CANDLEFISH in English

[can.dle.fish] n (1881): eulachon

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CANDLEFISH — noun Date: 1866 a very oily anadromous marine food fish ( Thaleichthys pacificus ) of the smelt family that occurs …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CANDLEFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷d ə lˌfish noun Etymology: so called from the use of the fish as a candle by American Indians 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANDLEFISH — (n.) The beshow.
Английский словарь Webster
CANDLEFISH — (n.) A marine fish (Thaleichthys Pacificus), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; -- called also eulachon. …
Английский словарь Webster
CANDLEFISH — ( n. ) The beshow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANDLEFISH — ( n. ) A marine fish (Thaleichthys Pacificus), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; -- called …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANDLEFISH — /kan"dl fish'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) candlefish , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANDLEFISH — noun Date: 1866 : a very oily anadromous marine food fish ( Thaleichthys pacificus ) of the smelt family that …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANDLEFISH — noun the beshow. 2. candlefish ·noun a marine fish (thaleichthys pacificus), allied to the smelt, found on the north pacific …
Webster English vocab
CANDLEFISH — ■ noun ( plural same or ~es ) a small edible marine fish with oily flesh, occurring on the west …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CANDLEFISH — also called Eulachon, species of smelt (q.v.).
Britannica English vocabulary
CANDLEFISH — тихоокеанский талеихт (Thaleichthys pacificus) - black candlefish
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CANDLEFISH — тихоокеанский талеихт ( Thaleichthys pacificus ) - black candlefish
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CANDLEFISH — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ fish Function: noun Date: 1866 : a very oily anadromous marine food fish ( Thaleichthys pacificus …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
EULACHON — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: Chinook Jargon ulâkân, probably from Lower Chinook u-λ̄alχwə́n Date: 1807 candlefish
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SMELT — Any of certain slender, silvery, carnivorous, food fishes (family Osmeridae) having a small fleshy fin. Smelts live in cold northern …
Английский словарь Британика
NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN — Any member of the North American Indian peoples inhabiting a narrow but rich belt of coastland and offshore islands from …
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SABLEFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a large elongated slaty gray to nearly black scorpaenid food fish ( Anoplopoma fimbria ) of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EULACHON — noun also eu·la·chan ˈyüləˌkän, -lə̇kən ; or oo·la·chan ˈü- ( plural eulachon or eulachons also eulachan or eulachans or oolachan …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EULACHON — (n.) The candlefish. [Written also oulachan, oolacan, and ulikon.] See Candlefish.
Английский словарь Webster
COALFISH — (n.) The beshow or candlefish of Alaska.
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BESHOW — (n.) A large food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of the north Pacific coast; -- called also candlefish.
Английский словарь Webster
EULACHON — ( n. ) The candlefish. [Written also oulachan, oolacan, and ulikon.] See Candlefish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COALFISH — ( n. ) The beshow or candlefish of Alaska.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BESHOW — ( n. ) A large food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of the north Pacific coast; -- called also candlefish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EULACHON — /yooh"leuh kon'/ , n. candlefish. [ 1800-10, Amer.; ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EULACHON — noun ( plural eulachon or eulachons ) Etymology: Chinook Jargon ulâkân, probably from Lower Chinook u-ƛalχ w ə́n Date: 1807 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EULACHON — noun the candlefish. [written also oulachan, oolacan, and ulikon.] ·see candlefish.
Webster English vocab
COALFISH — noun the cobia. 2. coalfish ·noun the beshow or candlefish of alaska. 3. coalfish ·noun the pollock; called also, …
Webster English vocab
BESHOW — noun a large food fish (anoplopoma fimbria) of the north pacific coast; called also candlefish.
Webster English vocab
EULACHON — [ 'ju:ləkɒn ] ■ noun ( plural same) another term for candlefish . Origin C19: from Lower Chinook.
Concise Oxford English vocab
EULACHON — [eu.la.chon] n, pl eulachon or eulachons [Chinook Jargon ulakan] (1807): an anadromous marine food fish (Thaleichthys pacificus) of the north …
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