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Menhaden

//mɛn.heɪ.d(ə)n// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several species of fish in the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium, used for fish meal, fish oil, fertilizer, and bait.

    "Divergence of the largescaled menhadens from the small-scaled menhadens resulted either from geographic isolation or different habitat preferences."

  2. 2
    shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer wordnet

Etymology

From Narragansett munnawhatteaug (“they fertilize”), influenced by poghaden.

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