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candlefish
(gcide) | Beshow \Be*show"\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
A large food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of the north Pacific
coast; -- called also candlefish.
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Candlefish
(gcide) | Candlefish \Can"dle*fish`\, n. (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) The beshow.
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candlefish
(gcide) | Beshow \Be*show"\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
A large food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of the north Pacific
coast; -- called also candlefish.
[1913 Webster]Candlefish \Can"dle*fish`\, n. (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) The beshow.
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