(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:01:45

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.

 

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