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BREVOORTIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Menhaden

Synonyms:

Brevoortia; genus Brevoortia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Brevoortia" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Brevoortia"):

Brevoortia tyrannis; menhaden (shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer)

Holonyms ("Brevoortia" is a member of...):

Clupeidae; family Clupeidae (herrings; shad; sardines; etc.)

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