candle-fish

[kan-dl-fish]

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noun, plural (especially collectively) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish·es.

Also called eulachon. a small, edible, smeltlike fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, of northwestern coastal waters of North America, being so oily that when dried it can be used as a candle.

sablefish.

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Origin:
1880–85; candle + fish

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