menhaden

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Any of several species of fish in the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium, used for fish meal, fish oil, fertilizer, and bait
{n} a species of small fish
shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer
or pogy Any of several species of Atlantic coastal fishes (genus Brevoortia of the herring family), used for oil, fish meal (mainly for animal feed), and fertilizer. Menhaden have a deep body, sharp-edged belly, large head, and tooth-edged scales. Adults are about 15 in. (38 cm) long and weigh 1 lb (0.5 kg) or less. Dense schools of menhaden range from Canada to South America. When feeding, they swim with mouth agape and gill openings widespread to strain out plankton
{i} type of fish used for making oil and fertilizer (found of the eastern coast of the USA)
An American marine fish of the Herring family (Brevoortia tyrannus), chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component of fertilizers; called also mossbunker, bony fish, chebog, pogy, hardhead, whitefish, etc
brevoortia
menhaden oil
a fatty oil obtained from the menhaden fish and used in paint and ink and in treating leather
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    Hyphenation

    men·ha·den

    Turkish pronunciation

    menheydın

    Pronunciation

    /menˈhādən/ /mɛnˈheɪdən/

    Etymology

    [ men-'hA-d&n, m& ] (noun.) 1792. of Algonquian origin; akin to Narraganset munnawhatteaûg menhaden.
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