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menhaden

men·ha·den

UK/mɛn.heɪ.d(ə)n/ US/mɛˈnheɪdʌn/ uncommon

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

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

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