candlefish
Syllabification: (can·dle·fish)
Pronunciation: /ˈkandlˌfiSH/
Definition of candlefish
noun ( plural same or candlefishes)
- a small, edible marine fish with oily flesh, occurring on the west coast of North America. Also called eulachon.
- Thaleichthys pacificus, family Osmeridae
Origin:
so named because the Chinook Indians formerly burned the oily bodies of these fish as candles