Mallotus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Mallotus
       n : capelins [syn: {genus Mallotus}]