capelin

Mallotus villosus

Meaning

Noun

Mallotus villosus (species), a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French capelan, from Provençal and Old Occitan capelan, from Late Latin cappellānus ("chaplain"). chaplain.

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