menhaden

Definition of menhaden

men`ha´den
n.1.(Zool.) An American marine fish (Brevoortia tyrannus) of the Herring family (Clupeidae), 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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Brevoortia, Brevoortia tyrannis, clupeid, clupeid fish, genus Brevoortia, menhaden oil
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