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Definition of Candlefish
1. n. 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
Definition of Candlefish
1. Noun. 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 ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Candlefish
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Candlefish
Literary usage of Candlefish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet by C. John Ralph (1997)
"Among related Pacific species are the surf smelt or silver smelt (Hypomesus
pretiosus), capelin, and eulachon or candlefish. The silversides (atherinidae) ..."
2. American Game Fishes: Their Habits, Habitat, and Peculiarities; How, When by W. A. Perry (1892)
"... and no greater compliment could they have paid it, for in their estimation
the candlefish is the most delicious morsel that swims. ..."
3. "Edisonia," a Brief History of the Early Edison Electric Lighting System by Association of Edison Illuminating Companies Committee on St. Louis exposition (1904)
"... or candlefish, and used them as lamps stuck into a lump of clay, or carried
them around in the fork of a stick. In 1846 Abraham Gesner, ..."
4. The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book by Victor Hirtzler (1919)
"Broiled Alaska candlefish. As this fish is very oily it is better broiled.
Season with salt and pepper, and serve on platter, with plenty of lemon and ..."
5. Adventure Guide to the Alaska Highway by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"Kitwanga - or Gitwangak, as it was traditionally called — was on the trading
route for candlefish oil (it was called the Skeena Grease Trail), which braided ..."
6. The Mythology of All Races by John Arnott MacCulloch, Louis Herbert Gray, George Foot Moore, Alice Werner (1916)
"Besides molluscs, which the women gather, the waters abound in edible fish: salmon
and halibut, for which the coast is famous, herring, candlefish, ..."
7. Early Western Travels, 1748-1846: A Series of Annotated Reprints of Some of by Reuben Gold Thwaites (1907)
"See candlefish. Ulloa, Antonio de, governor of Louisiana, XXVI, 116148. Ulloa,
Francisco de, Spanish explorer, XXVIII, 30; cited, XV, 41. ..."
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