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MENHADEN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer

Synonyms:

Brevoortia tyrannis; menhaden

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("menhaden" is a kind of...):

clupeid; clupeid fish (any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas)

Meronyms (substance of "menhaden"):

menhaden oil (a fatty oil obtained from the menhaden fish and used in paint and ink and in treating leather)

Holonyms ("menhaden" is a member of...):

Brevoortia; genus Brevoortia (menhaden)

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