[cap.e.lin] n [CanF capelan, fr. F, codfish, fr. OProv, chaplain, codfish, fr. ML cappellanus chaplain--more at chaplain] (1620): a small northern sea fish (Mallotus villosus) related to the smelts
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Meaning of CAPELIN in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012