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ˈkæn dlˌfɪʃcan·dle·fish

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  1. candlefishnoun

    An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook indians

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  1. candlefish

    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.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Candlefishnoun

    a marine fish (Thaleichthys Pacificus), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; -- called also eulachon. It is so oily that, when dried, it may be used as a candle, by drawing a wick through it

  2. Candlefishnoun

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of candlefish in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of candlefish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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