eulachon
[ yoo-luh-kon ]
/ ˈyu ləˌkɒn /
noun
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
euhemerus,
eukaryotae,
eukaryote,
eukinetics,
eula,
eulachon,
eulenburg's disease,
eulenspiegel,
euler,
euler's circles,
euler's diagram
Example sentences from the Web for eulachon
The 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