menhaden

Significat (Anglès)

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

Sinònims

Brevoortia tyrannis

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/mɛn.heɪ.d(ə)n/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Narragansett munnawhatteaug (“they fertilize”), influenced by poghaden.

Frases

" Menhaden " completed six more deployments in the troubled waters of the Far East .