fish meal

noun

: ground dried fish and fish waste used as fertilizer and animal food

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Once small groups of hunter-gatherers had fought over fish meal in the taiga; now states and armies across Eurasia competed for fur. Literary Hub, 26 Jan. 2026 That investigation revolves around allegations that some trawlers were illegally providing salmon and halibut to fish processors to be turned into low-value fish meal, instead of returning this bycatch to the water as required under current law. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 19 Nov. 2025 They’re being processed into fish meal and fish oil, largely for export. Phil Zalesak, Baltimore Sun, 16 Aug. 2025 Menhaden is valuable for fish oil, fish meal and agricultural food as well as bait. Danny Bakst, Fortune, 13 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for fish meal

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First Known Use

1744, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fish meal was in 1744

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“Fish meal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fish%20meal. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

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