Capelin

[kæpәlin]

Definition

(noun.) very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes.

Editor: Whitney--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A small marine fish (Mallotus villosus) of the family Salmonidae, very abundant on the coasts of Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland, and Alaska. It is used as a bait for the cod.

Typist: Sophie

Definition

n. a small fish of the smelt family extremely abundant on the coasts of Newfoundland and much used as bait in the cod-fishery.—Also Cap′lin.

Editor: Madge