Thesaurus: capelin

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1. n. A small marine fish (Mallotus villosus) of the family Salmonidae, very abundant on the coasts of Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland, and Alaska. It is used as a bait for the cod.
2. n. very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes
3. 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).
4. A small marine fish (Mallotus villosus) of the familySalmonidæ, very abundant on the coasts of Greenland, Iceland,Newfoundland, and Alaska. It is used as a bait for the cod. [Writtenalso capelan and caplin.]
5. n:100 n. very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes