Brevoortia tyrannis

Brevoortia tyrannis
noun
shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer
Syn: ↑menhaden
Hypernyms: ↑clupeid fish, ↑clupeid
Member Holonyms: ↑Brevoortia, ↑genus Brevoortia
Substance Meronyms: ↑menhaden oil

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