beshow
English
Anoplopoma fimbria sablefish
Thaleichthys pacificus candlefish
Etymology
From Makah bishowk, cognate to Nootka mišawiḥ.
Noun
beshow (plural not attested)
- 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.