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noun - shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer

noun - a marine fish

MENHADEN - Menhaden, also known as mossbunker and bunker, are forage fish of the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium, two genera of marine fish in the family Clupei...

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Cousin of a herring
Herringlike fish
People had the fish to start with before the last of the fowl
Herring's cousin

Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles
Jan 26 2012 Eugene Sheffer - King Feature Syndicate
Nov 30 2008 New York Times
Aug 20 2006 New York Times
May 11 1999 Irish Times (Crosaire)

Possible Dictionary Clues
Any of several species of fish of the genus Brevoortia, especially B. tyrannus of American Atlantic and Gulf waters, used as a source of fish oil, fertilizer, and bait. Also called mossbunker, pogy.
a large deep-bodied fish of the herring family, which occurs along the east coast of North America. The oil-rich flesh is used to make fishmeal and fertilizer.
shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer

Menhaden description
Menhaden, also known as mossbunker and bunker, are forage fish of the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium, two genera of marine fish in the family Clupeidae. Menhaden is a blend of poghaden (pogy for short) and an Algonquian word akin to Narragansett munnawhatteaûg, derived from munnohquohteau ‘he fertilizes’, referring to their use of the fish as fertilizer. It is generally thought that Pilgrims were advised by Tisquantum (also known as Squanto) to plant menhaden with their crops.

Menhaden description

Menhaden, also known as mossbunker and bunker, are forage fish of the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium, two genera of marine fish in the family Clupeidae. Menhaden is a blend of poghaden (pogy for short) and an Algonquian word akin to Narragansett munnawhatteaûg, derived from munnohquohteau ‘he fertilizes’, referring to their use of the fish as fertilizer. It is generally thought that Pilgrims were advised by Tisquantum (also known as Squanto) to plant menhaden with their crops.

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