Menhadens Cousin Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	noun • bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning; especially of Atlantic coast • herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn
	46%	9		Clade of fish including herrings, sardines, and menhadens
	noun • Any of a group of fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
	19%	5		Frodo's first cousin (mother's side) and second cousin (father's side)
	noun • A device for punishment. See bilboes. • A kind of sword with well-tempered and flexible blade, originally produced in Bilbao.

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New York Times19 Apr 1986	Across 10
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