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menhaden

英 [men'heɪd(ə)n] 美

解释

n. 鲱鱼

※ 提供单词"menhaden"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

英文词源

menhaden (n.): kind of herring, 1792, from Algonquian (probably Narragansett) munnawhateaug (noted from 1643), literally "they fertilize," because the abundant little fishes were used by the Indians as fertilizer.

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例句和用法

1. Menhaden and its oil are used in animal feed and other products.: 鲱鱼和它的鱼油用于动物饲料及其它产品.

2. Conversation stopped as Shemsen and the mermen each snatched a menhaden meal.: 对话暂时停了下来,舍姆森和人鱼都抓了条鲱鱼做餐点.

3. Krill swam with the plankton , a school of young menhaden swam after the krill.: 磷虾游弋其中,后面跟着一大群鲱鱼.