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capelin
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (taxlink Mallotus villosus species noshow=1), a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes [syn: capelan , caplin ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Capelin \Cape"lin\, n. [Cf. F. capelan, caplan.] (Zo["o]l.) Either of two small marine fishes formerly classified in the family Salmonid[ae] , now within the smelt family Osmeridae : Mallotus villosus , very abundant on the coasts of Greenland, Iceland, ...
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
The capelin or caplin , Mallotus villosus , is a small forage fish of the smelt family found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. In summer, it grazes on dense swarms of plankton at the edge of the ice shelf. Larger capelin also eat a great deal of krill ...
Usage examples of capelin.
I knew nothing, other than that when they first left Buckkeep, they had settled near a town called Capelin Beach.
I spiraled out from Capelin Beach, visiting inns and taverns in nearby villages.
They shine before his mind like a great school of capelin, confounding the eye with its multitude.
I know only that their cottage is near a village called Capelin Beach.
Will not you Skill a warning to Burrich and Molly, that they may flee Capelin Beach before they are found?
Whales could not be introduced until, in the case of the baleen whales, the krill population had reached productive levels, until small fish such as herring, sardines, and capelin were plentiful.
One of the executives of an international fisheries corporation happily told me he expects the capelin supply will "hold up for as long as five or ten years.
The seiners will go after the capelin: a slim, beautiful little fish which is found only in northern waters but which may be as numerous at present as the herring were in the days be- fore the purse seine fishery began.
The seiners will go after the capelin: a slim, beautiful little fish which is found only in northern waters but which may be as numerous at present as the herring were in the days be fore the purse seine fishery began.