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Caplin

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

📖 Definitions of "Caplin"

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

🔄 Synonyms of "Caplin"

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Word	Definition
capelinnoun	A fish of species Mallotus villosus, a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
capelannoun	Archaic form of capelin. [A fish of species Mallotus villosus, a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Caplin"

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capelannoun	Archaic form of capelin. [A fish of species Mallotus villosus, a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.]
capelinnoun	A fish of species Mallotus villosus, a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
capstringnoun	(usually in the plural) A string that fastens a cap on the wearer's head.
capelinenoun	A cap-shaped bandage for the head or for the stump of an amputated limb.
colletnoun	A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, designed to grip and hold a tool or a workpiece under proper control, and usually to release it under control thereafter; such a collet usually is made of a hard, springy material, especially a metal.
cappelinenoun	(medicine) Alternative form of capeline (“a hood-shaped bandage for the head, the shoulder, or the stump of an amputated limb”). [(historical) A steel skullcap formerly worn by members of the military.]
chapenoun	The lower metallic cap at the end of a sword's scabbard.
trappernoun	One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals, for their pelts, meat, etc.
capponoun	Synonym of capote (“coat”).
capelnoun	(mining) A composite stone (quartz, schorl, and hornblende) in the walls of tin and copper lodes.
clipnoun	Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
trappingnoun	An instance of ensnaring something or someone.
capshorenoun	(nautical) A support for the cap of a mast
capreolnoun	(obsolete) A high leap.
handcuffnoun	(rarely singular) One ring of a locking fetter for the hand or one pair.
fallnoun	The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
leefangnoun	A metal bar, fastened at its extremities to the deck, and upon which the sheets of some fore-and-aft sails traverse, particularly the foresail of a sloop or cutter.
clutchnoun	A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
claspnoun	(countable) A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder.
caponetnoun	A young capon.