menhaden
[ men-heyd-n ]
/ mɛnˈheɪd n /
noun, plural men·ha·den.
any marine clupeid fish of the genus Brevoortia, especially B. tyrannus, resembling a shad but with a more compressed body, common along the eastern coast of the U.S., and used for making oil and fertilizer.
Origin of menhaden
1635–45,
Americanism; perhaps < Narragansett (E spelling)
munnawhatteaûg, influenced by E dial.
poghaden; cf.
pogy1
Words nearby menhaden
menfolk,
mengelberg,
menger,
mengistu haile mariam,
mengzi,
menhaden,
menhir,
menial,
menilite,
meninga,
meningeal
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British Dictionary definitions for menhaden
menhaden
/ (mɛnˈheɪdən) /
noun plural -den
a marine North American fish, Brevoortia tyrannus: source of fishmeal, fertilizer, and oil: family Clupeidae (herrings, etc)
Word Origin for menhaden
C18: from Algonquian; probably related to Narragansett
munnawhatteaúg fertilizer, menhaden