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.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Menhaden
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menhaden
Noun
- Any of several species of fish in the genera and , used for fish meal, fish oil, fertilizer, and bait.
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