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Menhaden

Menhaden Meaning & Definition
Menhaden Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Menhaden?

[n] shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer

Synonyms | Synonyms for Menhaden: Brevoortia tyrannis

Related Terms | Find terms related to Menhaden:

See Also | Brevoortia | clupeid | clupeid fish | genus Brevoortia | menhaden oil

Menhaden In Webster's Dictionary

\Men*ha"den\, n. (Zo["o]l.) An American marine fish of the Herring familt ({Brevoortia tyrannus}), chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also {mossbunker}, {bony fish}, {chebog}, {pogy}, {hardhead}, {whitefish}, etc.

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