skwamu
skwamu
skʷamə
N
    ratfish
Details
Parse string
s=√kwamu
Interlinear gloss
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(CP 16774) HP-563
skwamu
skʷamə
Noun
    ratfish
Details
Ethnobiological notes
Ratfish formerly were caught when fishing for dogfish during World War II. Ratfish livers were commercially used to produce oil for lubricating machinery and cleaning guns. The scientific name Hydrolagus means “water-hare”, in reference to the prominent rodent-like teeth of this unusual-looking fish.
Binomial name
[Hydrolagus colliei (Lay and Bennett)]