also: うおかす
noun
Dried and ground fish used as animal feed or fertilizer. Often contrasted with 魚粉 (ぎょふん), which may refer to a finer powder.
See also: 魚粉
魚粕は飼料や肥料として使われる。
Fish meal is used as feed or fertilizer.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, sometimes used for clarity.
Rarely used kanji form; 滓 means 'dregs' or 'lees'.
Alternate reading using kun'yomi; less common than ぎょかす.
魚粉 is often a finer, more processed fish powder, while 魚粕 may be coarser or include residue from oil extraction.
Compound of 魚 (fish) and 粕 (lees, dregs), referring to the residue left after processing fish.