eulachon
Americannoun
noun
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
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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.
From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2022
Belugas in their home waters will aggregate in large groups to take advantage of prey, such as eulachon or salmon staging at the mouth of a river.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2021
Take, for example, the eulachon, a member of the smelt fish family, which once thrived in streams that flow through redwood forests.
From Slate • Sep. 4, 2020
Shaffer has spotted a range of new species in the estuary’s ponds, such as bull trout, redside shiner, and slender eulachon.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 26, 2016
Marine creatures such as eulachon, or candlefish, and Dungeness crab have been documented in the estuary for the first time in decades.
From Washington Times • Jul. 5, 2014
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