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oulachan

oulachan 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 oulachan

pluraloulachans

Questions about oulachan

What is oulachan the alternative form of?
Oulachan is the alternative form of eulachon.

Words near oulachan in the dictionary

  1. oul' fellas
  2. oul' one
  3. oul' ones
  4. oul' wan
  5. oul' wans
  6. oulachan
  7. oulachans
  8. oulachon
  9. oulachons
  10. oulakan
  11. oulakans

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