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candlefish

can·dle·fish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kan-dl-fish]
    • /ˈkæn dlˌfɪʃ/
    • /kˈandəlfɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kan-dl-fish]
    • /ˈkæn dlˌfɪʃ/

Definitions of candlefish word

  • noun candlefish a salmonoid food fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, that occurs in the N Pacific and has oily flesh 3
  • noun candlefish a small, oily, edible smelt fish (Thaleichthys pacificus) of the N Pacific: when dried it can be burned as a candle 3
  • noun plural candlefish 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. 1
  • noun plural candlefish sablefish. 1
  • noun candlefish A small, edible marine fish with oily flesh, occurring on the west coast of North America. 1
  • noun candlefish 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. 0

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Origin of candlefish

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; candle + fish

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Parts of speech for Candlefish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

candlefish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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