'Mallotus' definitions:
Definition of 'Mallotus'
(from WordNet)
noun
Capelins [syn: Mallotus, genus Mallotus]
Definition of 'Mallotus'
From: 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