eulachon

noun

eulachon

noun

UK /ˈjuːləkɒn/

Etymology Borrowed from Chinook Jargon ulakan, from Clatsop Chinook.

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:

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