Definitions for menhaden
mɛnˈheɪd nmen·haden

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannisnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. menhadennoun

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

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1. Menhaden

   Menhaden, also known as mossbunker and bunker and "the most important fish in the sea", 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.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Menhadennoun

   an American marine fish of the Herring familt (Brevoortia tyrannus), chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also mossbunker, bony fish, chebog, pogy, hardhead, whitefish, etc

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1. 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.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Menhaden

   men-hā′dn, n. a species of herring or shad, found off the east coast of the United States.

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1. • Clupeid Fish

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of menhaden in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of menhaden in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of menhaden in a Sentence

1. Gavin Naylor:

   When people are paddling on their board, the soles of their feet catch the light and very quickly, in exactly the same way the scales on a mullet or a menhaden might catch the light, and when you’re a predator, you don’t tarry. You have to be quick and make a quick decision.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=menhaden
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Menhaden
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menhaden
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/menhaden
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=menhaden
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=menhaden