Brevoortia tyrannis bre·voor·tia·tyrannis uncommon noun 1. shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer SynonymsmenhadenBrevoortia tyrannis Related words Broader terms clupeid fish Parts Brevoortia Part of menhaden oil WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
