英和和英

別の表記

• menhadden, manhaden

語源

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

発音

• IPA: /mɛn.heɪ.d(ə)n/
• 韻: -eɪdən

名詞

menhaden (plural menhaden or menhadens)

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

   Synonyms: (US regional) bunker, mossbanker, mossbunker, (obsolete) mossyback, pauhagen, poghaden

   • 1970, Bulletin of the Florida State Museum: Biological sciences, Florida State Museum:

     Divergence of the largescaled menhadens from the small-scaled menhadens resulted either from geographic isolation or different habitat preferences.

派生語

• menhaden oil