capelins

Variant of capelin

capelin definition

cap·elin (kap′ə lin′)

noun pl. capelin -·lin′ or capelins -·lins′

a small, slender smelt fish (Mallotus villosus) of northern seas, used as food and esp. as bait

Etymology: CdnFr < Fr capelan, codfish: jocular use of OProv capelan, chaplain

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