Meaning of SURMULLET
| Pronunciation: | | sur'mulit
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| | Definition: | | [n] brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels |
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| | Synonyms: | | goatfish, Mullus surmuletus, red mullet |
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| | See Also: | | genus Mullus, mullet, Mulloidichthys martinicus, Mullus, Mullus auratus, red goatfish, yellow goatfish | |
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| | Definition: | | \Sur*mul"let\, n. [F. surmulet; saur, saure, brownish
yellow, red + mulet a mullet. See {Sorrel}, a., and
{Mullet}.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of various species of mullets of the family
{Millid[ae]}, esp. the European species ({Millus
surmulletus}), which is highly prized as a food fish. See
{Mullet}.
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