eulachon
[ yoo-luh-kon ]
/ ˈyu ləˌkɒn /
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noun
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Origin of eulachon
1800–10, Americanism;<Chinook Jargon, probably <Clatsop (a division of the Lower Chinook once resident on the south bank of the Columbia and the adjacent coast) u-λalxwə́(n), said to mean “brook trout”
Words nearby eulachon
Eukaryotae, eukaryote, eukaryotic, eukinetics, EULA, eulachon, Eulenburg's disease, Eulenspiegel, Euler, Euler-Chelpin, Euler's circles
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Example sentences from the Web for eulachon
As among the Haidahs, the dried eulachon is often used as a lamp.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1|Hubert Howe BancroftThe ayu is about as large as the eulachon and has similar flesh, but with little oil and no fragrance.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
British Dictionary definitions for eulachon
eulachon
eulachan
/ (ˈjuːləˌkɒn) /
noun plural -chons, -chon, -chans or -chan
another name for candlefish
Word Origin for eulachon
from Chinook Jargon ulâkân
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