[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

menhaden \menha"den\, n. zool.
   an american marine fish brevoortia tyrannus of the
   herring family clupeidae, chiefly valuable for its oil
   and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also
   mossbunker, bony fish, chebog, pogy, hardhead,
   whitefish, etc.
   1913 webster
see also:
brevoortia tyrannus clupeidae mossbunker bony fish chebog pogy 
hardhead whitefish 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

menhaden
     n : shad-like north american marine fishes used for fish meal
         and oil and fertilizer syn: brevoortia tyrannis
see also:
brevoortia tyrannis 

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