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mallotus

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Mallotus is a genus of the spurge family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1790. Two species ( M. oppositifolius and M. subulatus ) are found in tropical Africa and Madagascar . All the other species are found in East , the Indian Subcontinent ...

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Mallotus \Mal*lo"tus\, n. [NL., fr Gr. ? fleecy.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of small Arctic fishes. One American species, the capelin ( Mallotus villosus ), is extensively used as bait for cod.