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dried fish or fish waste used as fertilizer, animal food or ground fine for use in soups. May be defatted, and is powdered or granular in form
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
fish meal
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Fish meal — Fish meal, or fishmeal, is a commercial product made from both whole fish and the bones and offal from processed fish. It is a brown powder or cake obtained by rendering pressing the whole fish or fish trimmings to remove the fish oil.The major… … Wikipedia
Fish meal — Fish Fish, n.; pl. {Fishes} (f[i^]sh [e^]z), or collectively, {Fish}. [OE. fisch, fisc, fis, AS. fisc; akin to D. visch, OS. & OHG. fisk, G. fisch, Icel. fiskr, Sw. & Dan. fisk, Goth. fisks, L. piscis, Ir. iasg. Cf. {Piscatorial}. In some cases,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fish meal — fish′ meal or fish′meal n. agr. coo dried fish ground for use as fertilizer, animal feed, or an ingredient in other foods • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
fish meal — n [U] dried fish crushed into a powder and put on the land to help plants grow … Dictionary of contemporary English
fish meal — n. ground, dried fish, used as fertilizer or fodder … English World dictionary
fish meal — dried fish ground for use as fertilizer, animal feed, or an ingredient in other foods. Also, fishmeal. [1850 55] * * * coarsely ground powder made from the cooked flesh of fish. Though formerly important as a fertilizer, fish meal is now… … Universalium
fish meal — noun ground dried fish used as fertilizer and as feed for domestic livestock • Hypernyms: ↑organic, ↑organic fertilizer, ↑organic fertiliser, ↑feed, ↑provender * * * noun : ground dried fish and fish waste used as fertilizer and in animal feeds * … Useful english dictionary
fish meal — žuvų miltai statusas Aprobuotas sritis pašarai apibrėžtis Gaminys, gaunamas išdžiovinus ir sumalus įvairių rūšių žuvis ar jų dalis, nuo kurių iš dalies atskirti riebalai. atitikmenys: angl. fish meal vok. Fischmehl rus. рыбная мука pranc. farine… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
fish meal — noun Date: 1854 ground dried fish and fish waste used as fertilizer and animal food … New Collegiate Dictionary
fish-meal — dried fish or fish waste used as fertilizer, animal food or ground fine for use in soups. May be defatted, and is powdered or granular in form … Dictionary of ichthyology
