transcription, транскрипция: [ men-ˈhā-d ə n, mən- ]
noun
( plural -den also -dens )
Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Narragansett munnawhatteaûg menhaden
Date: 1765
: a marine fish ( Brevoortia tyrannus ) of the herring family abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States where it is used for bait or converted into oil and fertilizer ; also : any of several congeneric fishes