beshow

English
Anoplopoma fimbria sablefish
Thaleichthys pacificus candlefish

Etymology

From Makah bishowk, cognate to Nootka mišawiḥ.

Noun

beshow (plural not attested)

  1. A large food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of the north Pacific coast; the candlefish or sablefish.

References
  • beshow in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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