What does menhaden mean in crosswords?

menhaden means: shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer

Which crossword clues can have menhaden as the answer?

Possible clues for menhaden include "Oily bait swimmer".

Word entry · 8 letters

Best crossword clue

"Oily bait swimmer"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /mɛn.heɪ.d(ə)n/Part of speech nounSorted adeehmnnStarts with MEnds with N1 clues

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shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer

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

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

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

01“Oily bait swimmer”8 letters

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