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menhaden

men·ha·den
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [men-heyd-n]
    • /mɛnˈheɪd n/
    • /men.ˈheɪ.dən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [men-heyd-n]
    • /mɛnˈheɪd n/

Definitions of menhaden word

  • noun plural menhaden 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. 1
  • noun menhaden A large deep-bodied fish of the herring family that occurs along the east coast of North America. The oil-rich flesh is used to make fish meal and fertilizer. 1
  • noun menhaden a marine North American fish, Brevoortia tyrannus: source of fishmeal, fertilizer, and oil: family Clupeidae (herrings, etc) 0
  • noun menhaden any of a genus (Brevoortia) of clupeid fishes of the W Atlantic, used for bait or for making oil and fertilizer 0

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Origin of menhaden

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45, Americanism; perhaps < Narragansett (E spelling) munnawhatteaûg, influenced by E dial. poghaden; cf. pogy1

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Parts of speech for Menhaden

noun
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adverb
pronoun
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conjunction
determiner
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menhaden popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

menhaden usage trend in Literature

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