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Capelin
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What's The Definition Of Capelin?
[n] very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes
Synonyms | Synonyms for Capelin: capelan | caplin Related Terms | Find terms related to Capelin: See Also | genus Mallotus | Mallotus | smelt Capelin In Webster's Dictionary \Cape"lin\, n. [Cf. F. capelan, caplan.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small marine fish ({Mallotus villosus}) of the family
{Salmonid[ae]}, very abundant on the coasts of Greenland,
Iceland, Newfoundland, and Alaska. It is used as a bait for
the cod. [Written also {capelan} and {caplin}.]
Note: This fish, which is like a smelt, is called by the
Spaniards anchova, and by the Portuguese capelina.
--Fisheries of U. S. (1884).
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