fish meal

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noun

dried fish ground for use as fertilizer, animal feed, or an ingredient in other foods.

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Origin of fish meal

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby fish meal

fishkill, fish knife, fish ladder, fishline, fish louse, fish meal, fishmonger, fishnet, Fish or cut bait, fish out, Fish out of water

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How to use fish meal in a sentence

One in four boats, about 25% of total fish vessels, are used to process fish meal which is going to feed animals.
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The demand for fish, especially shrimp and salmon, is growing a lot faster than other meats, and they are super-dependent on fish meal.
Making Meals From Mealworms Is 'Part of the Answer' to the Climate Crisis, the CEO of Ynsect Says|Eben Shapiro|September 26, 2021|Time
Eight state parks and the woodsy beauty of Superior National Forest line the byway, and folksy shoreline towns serve up local fish meals.
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Late summer and autumn shallow-water shrimping is often done using fish meal “bait” to attract shrimp to an area for cast-netting.
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When Chérif got out of prison, he worked at the fish counter of a supermarket.
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“The government just wanted to catch the big fish [in the Juarez cartel] and they ignored everything in between,” Lozoya said.
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Yet we keep doing the cleanses, buying the meal replacement bars, and joining Weight Watchers.
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Like any exciting meal, Food will leave you smiling and satisfied.
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In the mid-afternoon, Ramos and Liu were parked on Tomkins Avenue on a meal break.
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Individual samples may be slightly alkaline, especially after a full meal.
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He must be The saltest fish that swims the sea.And, oh!He has a secret woe!
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Following the boys, Baptiste entered by the kitchen door to encounter the mother and three daughters preparing the meal.
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He looked up from his fish and replied, somewhat cuttingly, "By contesting a borough and getting elected."
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Smoking, the angry and fuming king protests, had made our manners as rude as those of the fish-wives of Dieppe.
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British Dictionary definitions for fish meal

fishmeal

/ (ˈfɪʃˌmiːl) /

noun

ground dried fish used as feed for farm animals, as a fertilizer, etc

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