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lampfish
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n.
a small fish, Thaleicthys pacificus, of the smelt family, native to the Pacific coast.
See: oolichan
Quotations
1953
Thaleichthys pacificus of the family Salmonidae, also called lampfish or candlefish, is closely related to the smelt.