eulachon
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- eulachan, olachen, oolachan, oolican, oolichan, oolakan, oulachan, oulachon, oulakan, ulicon, ulikon
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Chinook Jargon ulakan, from Clatsop Chinook.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
eulachon (plural eulachons)
- Synonym of candlefish
- 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 8, page 254:
- The Tsimshian Indians of British Columbia observe certain ceremonies when the first olachen fish of the season are caught.