mossbunker ['mɔsˏbʌŋkә(r),'mɔ:s-]
n.
<美>=menhaden
Mossbanker \Moss"bank`er\, Mossbunker \Moss"bunk`er\, n.
(Zo["o]l.)
The menhaded.
menhaden \men*ha"den\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An American marine fish ({Brevoortia tyrannus}) of the
Herring family ({Clupeidae}), chiefly valuable for its oil
and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also
{mossbunker}, {bony fish}, {chebog}, {pogy}, {hardhead},
{whitefish}, etc.