brevoortia tyrannis

Noun
  1. Shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer (synset 102534256)
    is a type of: clupeid, clupeid fish - any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas
    belongs to: brevoortia, genus brevoortia - menhaden
    substance holonym: menhaden oil - a fatty oil obtained from the menhaden fish and used in paint and ink and in treating leather
    same as: menhaden

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