cap·e·lin (k p  -l n, kpln) also cap·lin (kpln)n. A small edible marine fish (Mallotus villosus) of northern Atlantic and Pacific waters, related to and resembling the smelt. [Canadian French capelan, from French, codfish, from Old Provençal, from Medieval Latin cappel  nus; see chaplain.] |
capelin [ˈkæpəlɪn], caplin
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small marine food fish, Mallotus villosus, occurring in northern and Arctic seas: family Osmeridae (smelts)
[from French capelan, from Old Provençal, literally: chaplain]
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| Noun | 1. |  capelin - very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishessmelt - small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters genus Mallotus, Mallotus - capelins |
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