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manhaden

manhaden is the alternative form of menhaden.

Meaning of menhaden

Noun

menhaden (plural menhaden or menhadens)

  1. Any of several species of fish in the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium, used for fish meal, fish oil, fertilizer, and bait.
    • Divergence of the largescaled menhadens from the small-scaled menhadens resulted either from geographic isolation or different habitat preferences.1970, Bulletin of the Florida State Museum: Biological sciences, Florida State Museum

Forms of manhaden

pluralmanhadens

Questions about manhaden

What is manhaden the alternative form of?
Manhaden is the alternative form of menhaden.

Words near manhaden in the dictionary

  1. mangwinya
  2. mangy
  3. Mangyan
  4. Mangyans
  5. Mangyongdae
  6. manhaden
  7. manhadens
  8. manhair
  9. manhairs
  10. manhandle
  11. manhandled

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