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mossbunker

American  
[maws-buhng-ker, mos-] / ˈmɔsˌbʌŋ kər, ˈmɒs- /

noun

  1. the menhaden.

mossbunker British  
/ ˈmɒsˌbʌŋkə /

noun

  1. another name for menhaden

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Etymology

Origin of mossbunker

1785–95, < Dutch marsbanker

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The menhaden had many other popular names, among them: porgie, bony-fish, poggie, mossbunker, greentail, bunker, yellowtail, white-fish, fat back, and another Indian name, chebog.

From The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People by Haynie, Miriam

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