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