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candlefish

candlefish noun: 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.

candlefish: an oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and...
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Noun

candlefish (plural candlefishes or candlefish)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    eulachon, hooligan

candlefish meaning in Tamil

candlefish in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Synonyms of candlefish

Forms of candlefish

pluralcandlefishes
pluralcandlefish

Origin of candlefish

From candle + fish.

Questions about candlefish

What does candlefish mean?
Candlefish means 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.
What is candlefish in Tamil?
Candlefish in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Candlefish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is candlefish?
Candlefish is a noun.
What is the plural of candlefish?
The plural of candlefish is candlefishes.

Words near candlefish in the dictionary

  1. candlebombs
  2. candlebox
  3. candleboxes
  4. candlebush
  5. candled
  6. candlefish
  7. candlefishes
  8. candleflame
  9. candleflames
  10. candleglow
  11. candleglows

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Adapted from Wiktionary: candlefish (page history and authors); candlefish (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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