eulachon

American  

[yoo-luh-kon] / ˈyu ləˌkɒn /

noun

1. candlefish.

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eulachon British  

/ ˈjuːləˌkɒn /

noun

1. another name for candlefish

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Etymology

Origin of eulachon

1800–10, < 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”

Example Sentences

But the fine-mesh nets that catch shrimp also catch eulachon.

From Washington Post

Eulachon were listed as threatened and given protections under the Endangered Species Act more than a decade ago.

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That meant researchers needed to step up their efforts to keep eulachon out of shrimp nets, which are dragged in the ocean about 16 inches above its floor.

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Researchers aren’t sure why, but the lights can reduce the amount of eulachon bycatch “dramatically,” he says.

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Eulachon oil burned for light was also carried in the bulbs.

From Seattle Times