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mallotus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mallotus has 1 sense
- mallotus(n = noun.animal) genus mallotus - capelins; Array is a kind of fish genus
is a member of family osmeridae, osmeridae
CIDE DICTIONARY
mallotus, n. [NL., fr Gr. fleecy.].
A genus of small Arctic fishes. One American species, the capelin (Mallotus villosus ), is extensively used as bait for cod. [1913 Webster]
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