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caplin

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cap·lin  (kpln)
n.
Variant of capelin.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.caplincaplin - very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes
capelan, capelin
smelt - small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters
genus Mallotus, Mallotus - capelins


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Then the caplin moved off and five minutes later there was no sound except the splash of the sinkers overside, the flapping of the cod, and the whack of the muckles as the men stunned them.
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