Capelin

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  • noun. A small marine fish (Mallotus villosus) of northern waters, closely related to the smelts and valued especially for its roe.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as caplin.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
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  • noun. A small fish of the smelt family found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans, Mallotus villosus.
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  • noun. very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes
    • Word Usage
    "Mature fish feed on krill and small fish such as capelin and herring and undertake extensive feeding migrations."
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    capelan  caplin  
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