capelin: Meaning and Definition of

cap•e•lin

Pronunciation: (kap'u-lin), [key]
— n.
  1. either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
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