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capelin

ca·pe·lin

UK/ˈkæpəlɪn/ US/ˈkæplɪn/ uncommon

noun

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

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Borrowed from Middle French capelan, from Provençal and Old Occitan capelan, from Late Latin cappellānus (“chaplain”). Doublet of chaplain.

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