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Etymology

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Borrowed from Chinook Jargon ulakan, from Clatsop Chinook.

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Noun

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eulachon (plural eulachons)

  1. Synonym of candlefish
    • 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 8, page 254:
      The Tsimshian Indians of British Columbia observe certain ceremonies when the first olachen fish of the season are caught.