MENHADEN OIL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A fatty oil obtained from the menhaden fish and used in paint and ink and in treating leather

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("menhaden oil" is a kind of...):

animal oil (any oil obtained from animal substances)

Holonyms ("menhaden oil" is a substance of...):

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

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