English Dictionary: pogy | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Menhaden \Men*ha"den\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An American marine fish of the Herring familt ({Brevoortia tyrannus}), chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also {mossbunker}, {bony fish}, {chebog}, {pogy}, {hardhead}, {whitefish}, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pogy \Po"gy\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The menhaden. Note: Pogy is often confounded with porgy, and therefore incorrectly applied to various fishes. |