Brevoortia tyrannis

Definitions of Brevoortia tyrannis
  1. noun
    shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer
    synonyms: menhaden
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    type of:
    clupeid, clupeid fish
    any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas
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