mossbunker

[ maws-buhng-ker, mos- ]
/ ˈmɔsˌbʌŋ kər, ˈmɒs- /

noun

the menhaden.

Origin of mossbunker

1785–95, Americanism; < Dutch marsbanker

Words nearby mossbunker

British Dictionary definitions for mossbunker

mossbunker
/ (ˈmɒsˌbʌŋkə) /

noun

US another name for menhaden

Word Origin for mossbunker

C18: from Dutch marsbanker scad, horse-mackerel