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Definition of: capelin
(kap′ə·lin) noun plural ·lin or ·lins
A small, edible fish (Mallotus villosus) of the smelt family, with many-rayed pectoral fins, found in northern seas: much used as cod bait: also spelled caplin. [<F caplan, capelan]
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