menhaden

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  1. noun Any of several species of fish of the genus Brevoortia, especially B. tyrannus of American Atlantic and Gulf waters, used as a source of fish oil, fertilizer, and bait. Also called mossbunker, pogy.

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  • Many divers and crankbaits have rattle chambers, and some of the "slab-side" style crankbaits shaped like bunker (menhaden) wobble and give off lots of vibration.
  • That elegant art involves tossing spoonfuls of fish guts, blood, and oil, mainly from menhaden —  PopMatters
  • It became readily apparent that the odor that pervaded me of the mackerel and menhaden I routinely used was making me less and less popular among my alleged friends and so for their sakes, I eventually took to using artificial flies and lures exclusively. —  RutlandHerald.com
  • Omega-3 fatty acids from salmon, sardines, mackerel, menhaden, and tuna fight breast cancer by reducing inflammation (blocking eico-sanoid biosynthesis), blocking the growth-enhancing effects of sex hormones, inhibiting metastasis, blocking blood vessel growth in cancer cells, and helping premalignant cells revert to the normal state. omega-3 helps sensitize cancer cells to radiotherapy and chemotherapeutic drugs. —  NaturalNews.com
  • The more than 63,000 pounds of menhaden were bound for China. —  CourierPostOnline.com - News
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  1. Probably blend of Narragansett munnawhatteaûg, a herring-like fish; akin to munnohquohteau, he enriches the land (from its use as a fertilizer) and English dialectal poghaden (probably of Algonquian origin).

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  1. Also manhaden; a corruption of Narragansett Indian munnaw-hatteaúg (Roger Williams), literally ‘fertilizer,’ a name applied to the menhaden, herring, and alewife, all being used by the Indians for manuring their corn-fields.
 

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