Capelin

Definition of Capelin

Cape´lin
n.1.(Zool.) Either of two small marine fishes formerly classified in the family Salmonidæ, now within the smelt family Osmeridae: Mallotus villosus, very abundant on the coasts of Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland, and Alaska; or Mallotus catervarius, found in the North Pacific. The Atlantic variety has been used as a bait for the cod.

Related Words

capelan, caplin, genus Mallotus, Mallotus, smelt
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