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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
capelin /ˈkeɪplɪn, ˈkap-/ (also caplin)

▶noun a small fish of North Atlantic coastal waters, important as a food fish. [Mallotus villosus.]

– origin C17: from Fr., from Provençal capelan, from med. L. cappellanus (see chaplain).

'capelin' also found in these Oxford entries:

caplin - icefish

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