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menhaden

/mɛn.heɪ.d(ə)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
men-haden
IPA
/mɛn.heɪ.d(ə)n/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of fish in the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium, used for fish meal, fish oil, fertilizer, and bait.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Narragansett munnawhatteaug (“they fertilize”), influenced by poghaden.

Inflected Forms

menhadens (plural) menhadden (alternative) manhaden (alternative)

Phrases

Gulf menhaden menhaden oil

Synonyms

bunker mossbanker mossbunker mossyback pauhagen poghaden brevoortia tyrannis

Rhymes With

maiden laden hayden baden aden braden jayden haden haydon madan graydon kaden

Questions

How do you pronounce menhaden?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɛn.heɪ.d(ə)n/.
What does menhaden mean?
Any of several species of fish in the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium, used for fish meal, fish oil, fertilizer, and bait.
Where does menhaden come from?
From Narragansett munnawhatteaug (“they fertilize”), influenced by poghaden.

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