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What (who) is eulachon - definition

SPECIES OF FISH
Candlefish; Thaleichthys pacificus; Thaleichthys; Candle fish; Oulachan; Candle Fish; Oolichan; Oulachon; Uthlecan; Euluchon; Eulichan; Oolichon; Eulichon; Ooligan; Oolican; Ooligan grease; Hooligan (fish)

eulachon         
['ju:l?k?n]
¦ noun (plural same) another term for candlefish.
Origin
C19: from Lower Chinook.
Eulachon         
·noun The candlefish. [Written also oulachan, oolacan, and ulikon.] ·see Candlefish.
Eulachon         
The eulacheon (; Thaleichthys pacificus; also spelled oolichan , ooligan , hooligan ), also called the candlefish, is a small anadromous species of smelt that spawns in some of the major river systems along the Pacific coast of North America from northern California to Alaska.

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Eulachon

The eulacheon ( (Thaleichthys pacificus), also spelled oolichan , ooligan , hooligan ), also called the candlefish, is a small anadromous species of smelt that spawns in some of the major river systems along the Pacific coast of North America from northern California to Alaska.