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English > 1 sense of the word capelan:
NOUNanimalcapelan, capelin, caplinvery small northern fish
English > capelan: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningVery small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes.
Synonymscapelin, caplin
Member ofMallotus, genus Mallotuscapelins
Broadersmeltsmall trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters