candlefish
candlefish · candlefishes · candlefish
An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once…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.
Meaning
1 sensesAn oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.
Origin
From candle + fish.From candle + fish.
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Forms
plural: candlefishes / candlefish| Singular | candlefish |
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| Plural | candlefishes / candlefish |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular