candlefish

2 definitions found

candlefish - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
         [1913 Webster]