Definitions for menhaden

menhaden men·ha·den

Spelling: [men-heyd-n]
IPA: /mɛnˈheɪd n/

Menhaden is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 161 anagrams from letters in menhaden (adeehmnn).

Definitions for menhaden

noun

  1. any marine clupeid fish of the genus Brevoortia, especially B. tyrannus, resembling a shad but with a more compressed body, common along the eastern coast of the U.S., and used for making oil and fertilizer.

Origin of menhaden

1635-45, Americanism; perhaps Narragansett (E spelling) munnawhatteaûg, influenced by E dial. poghaden; cf. pogy1

Examples for menhaden

A great deal of chaff went on between Captain Davis and the captain of the menhaden steamer.

In all the adjacent waters vast numbers of menhaden are caught.

I have already discussed this question at length with reference to the menhaden and mackerel.

It was not until about 1850 that the value of menhaden oil was recognized.

When fishing for these in the swift tideways, menhaden bait is used.

Capt. Benjamin Ashby says that they feed on mackerel, herring, whiting, and menhaden.

menhaden were used at an early date as a fertilizer all along the Atlantic coast.

Whale and shark liver, or menhaden oils are often used abroad.

Cascading thousands of menhaden crushed him violently to the floor.

These fish are believed to have been menhaden, known to naturalists as brevoortia.

Word Value for menhaden
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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