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oolichan

oolichan is the alternative form of eulachon.

Meaning of eulachon

Noun

eulachon (plural eulachons)

  1. Synonym of candlefish.
    • The Tsimshian Indians of British Columbia observe certain ceremonies when the first olachen fish of the season are caught.1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 8, page 254
    Synonyms:
    candlefish

Forms of oolichan

pluraloolichans

Questions about oolichan

What is oolichan the alternative form of?
Oolichan is the alternative form of eulachon.

Words near oolichan in the dictionary

  1. oolakans
  2. oolaks
  3. oolemma
  4. oolican
  5. oolicans
  6. oolichan
  7. oolichans
  8. oolite
  9. oolites
  10. oolith
  11. oolithic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: oolichan (page history and authors); eulachon (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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