Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name given by the Indians of the strait of Juan de Fuca to the candle-fish, Anoplopoma fimbria. See cut under
candle-fish .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A large food fish (
Anoplopoma fimbria ) of the north Pacific coast; -- called alsocandlefish .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A large
food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of the north Pacific coast; thecandlefish .
Etymologies
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Native American name.
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