CAPELIN

capelin, capelan, caplin

(noun) very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

capelin (plural capelins or capelin)

Mallotus villosus, a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.

Anagrams

• Calpine, capline, in place, panicle, pelican, pinacle

Source: Wiktionary

Cape"lin, n. Etym: [Cf. F. capelan, caplan.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small marine fish (Mallotus villosus) of the family Salmonidæ, 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).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition