GENUS MALLOTUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Capelins

Synonyms:

genus Mallotus; Mallotus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Mallotus"):

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

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

family Osmeridae; Osmeridae (smelts)