MENHADEN

Menhaden

A menhaden, also known as mossbunker, bunker, and pogy, is any forage fish of the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium, two genera of marine fish in the family Clupeidae. "Menhaden" derives from a Native American word for fertilizer. It is generally thought that Pilgrims were advised by Squanto to plant the fish with their corn crops.

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menhaden

Noun

  1. Any of several species of fish in the genera and , used for fish meal, fish oil, fertilizer, and bait.


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