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MALLOTUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Capelins

Synonyms:

genus Mallotus; Mallotus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Mallotus" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Mallotus"):

capelan; capelin; caplin (very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes)

Holonyms ("Mallotus" is a member of...):

family Osmeridae; Osmeridae (smelts)

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