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Webster 1913 Edition
menhaden
men-ha′den
,Noun.
(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. Webster 1828 Edition
Menhaden
MENHA'DEN
,Noun.
Definition 2025
menhaden
menhaden
English
Alternative forms
Noun
menhaden (plural menhaden or menhadens)
- Any of several species of fish in the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium, used for fish meal, fish oil, fertilizer, and bait.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- menhaden oil
Translations
fish of the genera Brevoortia or Ethmidium
Finnish
Noun
menhaden
- menhaden (fish)
Declension
| Inflection of menhaden (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | menhaden | menhadenit | |
| genitive | menhadenin | menhadenien menhadeneiden menhadeneitten |
|
| partitive | menhadenia | menhadeneita menhadeneja |
|
| illative | menhadeniin | menhadeneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | menhaden | menhadenit | |
| accusative | nom. | menhaden | menhadenit |
| gen. | menhadenin | ||
| genitive | menhadenin | menhadenien menhadeneiden menhadeneitten |
|
| partitive | menhadenia | menhadeneita menhadeneja |
|
| inessive | menhadenissa | menhadeneissa | |
| elative | menhadenista | menhadeneista | |
| illative | menhadeniin | menhadeneihin | |
| adessive | menhadenilla | menhadeneilla | |
| ablative | menhadenilta | menhadeneilta | |
| allative | menhadenille | menhadeneille | |
| essive | menhadenina | menhadeneina | |
| translative | menhadeniksi | menhadeneiksi | |
| instructive | — | menhadenein | |
| abessive | menhadenitta | menhadeneitta | |
| comitative | — | menhadeneineen | |