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French mullet — Mullet Mul let, n. [OE. molet, mulet, F. mulet, fr. L. mullus.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous fishes of the genus Mugil; called also {gray mullets}. They are found on the coasts of both continents, and are highly esteemed as food. Among the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mullet — Mul let, n. [OE. molet, mulet, F. mulet, fr. L. mullus.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous fishes of the genus Mugil; called also {gray mullets}. They are found on the coasts of both continents, and are highly esteemed as food. Among the most… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
French Frigate Shoals — NASA Bild der French Frigate Shoals Gewässer Pazifischer Ozean Archipel Nordwestl … Deutsch Wikipedia
mullet — /ˈmʌlət / (say muluht) noun 1. (plural mullet or mullets) any fish of the family Mugilidae, which includes various marine and freshwater species with a nearly cylindrical body and generally greyish silver colouration, as the sea mullet, Mugil… …
red mullet — Mullet Mul let, n. [OE. molet, mulet, F. mulet, fr. L. mullus.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous fishes of the genus Mugil; called also {gray mullets}. They are found on the coasts of both continents, and are highly esteemed as food. Among the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mullet — noun (plural mullet or mullets) Etymology: Middle English molet, from Anglo French mulet, from Latin mullus red mullet, from Greek myllos Date: 14th century any of a family (Mugilidae) of chiefly marine bony fishes with an elongate rather stout… … New Collegiate Dictionary
mullet — mul|let [ˈmʌlıt] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: mulet, from Latin mullus red mullet ] 1.) a fairly small sea fish that can be eaten 2.) a hairstyle for men in which the hair on the sides and top of the head is short and the hair on the … Dictionary of contemporary English
Red mullet — Taxobox name = Red mullet regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Mullidae genus = Mullus For species see text.The red mullets or surmullets are two species of goatfish, Mullus barbatus and Mullus … Wikipedia
gray mullets — Mullet Mul let, n. [OE. molet, mulet, F. mulet, fr. L. mullus.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous fishes of the genus Mugil; called also {gray mullets}. They are found on the coasts of both continents, and are highly esteemed as food. Among the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mugil capito — Mullet Mul let, n. [OE. molet, mulet, F. mulet, fr. L. mullus.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous fishes of the genus Mugil; called also {gray mullets}. They are found on the coasts of both continents, and are highly esteemed as food. Among the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
