MENHADEN

menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannis

(noun) shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

menhaden (plural menhaden or menhadens)

Any of several species of fish in the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium, used for fish meal, fish oil, fertilizer, and bait.

Synonyms

• pauhagen, poghaden

Source: Wiktionary


Men*ha"den, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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