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menhaden

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Main Entry: men·ha·den
Pronunciation: \men-ˈhā-dən, mən-\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural men·ha·den also men·ha·dens
Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Narragansett munnawhatteaûg menhaden
Date: 1765

: a marine fish (Brevoortia tyrannus) of the herring family abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States where it is used for bait or converted into oil and fertilizer; also : any of several congeneric fishes


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