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candlefish
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Beshow \Be*show"\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.) A large food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of the north Pacific coast; -- called also candlefish. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Candlefish \Can"dle*fish`\, n. (Zool.) (a) A marine fish (Thaleichthys Pacificus), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; -- called also eulachon. It is so oily that, when dried, it may be used as a candle, by drawing a wick through it. (b) The beshow. [1913 Webster]
