CAPELINS

Noun

capelins

plural of capelin

Anagrams

• asclepin, asplenic, in places, panicles, pelicans, pinacles, spelican

Source: Wiktionary


CAPELIN

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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