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(), n.[Cf. F. capelan, caplan.] (Zol.) A small marine fish (Mallotus villosus) of the family Salmonid, very abundant on the coasts of Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland, and Alaska. It is used as a bait for the cod. [Written also capelan and caplin.] This fish, which is like a smelt, is called by the Spaniards anchova, and by the Portuguese capelina. Fisheries of U. S. (1884). スポンサード リンク
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