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Menhaden vs Herring - What's the difference?

menhaden | herring |

As a noun menhaden

is any of several species of fish in the genera , used for fish meal, fish oil, fertilizer, and bait.

As a proper noun herring is

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menhaden

English

(wikipedia menhaden) (Brevoortia) (Ethmidium)

Alternative forms

* menhadden

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any of several species of fish in the genera , used for fish meal, fish oil, fertilizer, and bait.
  • Synonyms

    * pauhagen, poghaden

    Derived terms

    * menhaden oil

    herring

    English

    (wikipedia herring) (Clupea)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea , often used as food.
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  • Fish in the family Clupeidae.
  • Fish similar to those in genus Clupea , many of those in the order Clupeiformes.
  • Derived terms

    * Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus ) * Baltic herring (Clupea harengus membras ) * (English herring) (Clupea harengus ) * herringbone * (longfin herring) ( ) * matjes herring * Pacific herring () * red herring * round herring * (thread herring) () * (wolf herring) ()

    See also

    * buckling * kipper * stockfish