noun
- plural of capelin; small silvery fish of northern seas, related to smelt
Examples
- The fishermen hauled in nets full of capelins.
- Capelins are an important food source for cod and other larger fish.
- The beach was covered with capelins that had washed ashore.
- Local restaurants serve fresh capelins during the summer season.
- Whales feed on massive schools of capelins in Arctic waters.
- The capelins migrate to shallow waters to spawn each year.