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BREVOORTIA

Dictionary entry overview: What does Brevoortia mean?

• BREVOORTIA (noun)
The noun BREVOORTIA has 1 sense:

1. menhaden

Familiarity information: BREVOORTIA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BREVOORTIA (noun)

Sense 1

Brevoortia ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Menhaden

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Brevoortia; genus Brevoortia

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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