Definitions for capelin

capelin cap·e·lin

Spelling: [kap-uh-lin]
IPA: /ˈkæp ə lɪn/

Capelin is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 240 anagrams from letters in capelin (aceilnp).

Definitions for capelin

noun

  1. either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.

Origin of capelin

1610-20, Americanism; Middle French capelan Old Provençal: codfish, literally, chaplain

Examples for capelin

Spring and summer concentrations along the Canadian coast correspond to concentrations of capelin, cod, and herring.

Malcolm had many friends and there had been great preparations in capelin Bay.

Minke whales feed primarily on small shoal fish (herring, cod, pollack, and capelin).

Humpback whales congregate in these areas to feed upon the summer blooms of euphausiids, herring, and capelin.

Fish were scarce, capelin never struck in, fur could not be got.

Belugas feed on a variety of fishes (including cod and capelin), on squid, and on a variety of benthic crustaceans.

Word Value for capelin
Scrable

11

Words with friends

15

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