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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
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