Cāp'e-līn
(Ichth.) A small species of fish of the trout family (Mallotus villosus) found off the coasts of Greenland, Iceland, and Newfoundland; it is used as a bait for the cod. [Written also caplin.] Pennant.
(Ichth.) A small species of fish of the trout family (Mallotus villosus) found off the coasts of Greenland, Iceland, and Newfoundland; it is used as a bait for the cod. [Written also caplin.] Pennant.