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cap·lin
(kăp′lĭn)n.
Variant of capelin.
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caplin
(ˈkæplɪn)n
(Animals) a variant of capelin
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Noun | 1. | caplin - very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes smelt - small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters genus Mallotus, Mallotus - capelins |
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