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Mallotus
(gcide) | Mallotus \Mal*lo"tus\, n. [NL., fr Gr. ? fleecy.] (Zool.)
A genus of small Arctic fishes. One American species, the
capelin (Mallotus villosus), is extensively used as bait
for cod.
[1913 Webster] Mallow |
mallotus
(wn) | Mallotus
n 1: capelins [syn: Mallotus, genus Mallotus] |
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Mallotus catervarius
(gcide) | Capelin \Cape"lin\, n. [Cf. F. capelan, caplan.] (Zool.)
Either of two small marine fishes formerly classified in the
family Salmonid[ae], now within the smelt family
Osmeridae: Mallotus villosus, very abundant on the coasts
of Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland, and Alaska; or {Mallotus
catervarius}, found in the North Pacific. The Atlantic
variety has been used as a bait for the cod. [Written also
capelan and caplin.]
[1913 Webster + PJC]
Note: This fish, which is like a smelt, is called by the
Spaniards anchova, and by the Portuguese capelina.
However the anchovy used as a food is a different
fish. --Fisheries of U. S. (1884).
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Mallotus Philippinensis
(gcide) | Kamala \Ka*ma"la\, n. (Bot.)
The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree
(Mallotus Philippinensis) used for dyeing silk. It is
violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm.
[Written also kameela.]
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Mallotus villosus
(gcide) | Mallotus \Mal*lo"tus\, n. [NL., fr Gr. ? fleecy.] (Zool.)
A genus of small Arctic fishes. One American species, the
capelin (Mallotus villosus), is extensively used as bait
for cod.
[1913 Webster] MallowCapelin \Cape"lin\, n. [Cf. F. capelan, caplan.] (Zool.)
Either of two small marine fishes formerly classified in the
family Salmonid[ae], now within the smelt family
Osmeridae: Mallotus villosus, very abundant on the coasts
of Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland, and Alaska; or {Mallotus
catervarius}, found in the North Pacific. The Atlantic
variety has been used as a bait for the cod. [Written also
capelan and caplin.]
[1913 Webster + PJC]
Note: This fish, which is like a smelt, is called by the
Spaniards anchova, and by the Portuguese capelina.
However the anchovy used as a food is a different
fish. --Fisheries of U. S. (1884).
[1913 Webster + PJC] |
genus mallotus
(wn) | genus Mallotus
n 1: capelins [syn: Mallotus, genus Mallotus] |
mallotus
(wn) | Mallotus
n 1: capelins [syn: Mallotus, genus Mallotus] |
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