capelan

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A form of capelin — A fish of species Mallotus villosus, a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.

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capelincaplin
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Meanings

nouncapelan (plural capelans)

plural capelans

  1. archaicArchaic form of capelin.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounvery small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes

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capelincaplin
Broader
smelt
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capelincaplin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Placean
Cite this entry
APA

capelan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capelan

MLA

“capelan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capelan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capelan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capelan.

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