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
red mullet — /rɛd ˈmʌlət/ (say red muluht) noun (plural red mullet or red mullets) a common food fish, Mullus surmuletus, of European waters, especially the Mediterranean. Usage: For variation in the plural inflection, see note at fish1 …
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
mullets — mul·let || mÊŒlɪt n. any of a number of gray freshwater or marine fish; red mullet (Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
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
Mullet (fish) — There are other meanings of the word mullet. There are other fishes called mullets , notably the red mullets of the Mullidae family. Mullets Mugil cephalus Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Goatfish — Goatfishes Yellowfin goatfish Mulloidichthys vanicolensis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Mullet — may refer to: Contents 1 Fish 2 Places 3 Other 4 See als … Wikipedia
mul|let — 1 «MUHL iht», noun, plural lets or (collectively) let. a kind of fish that lives close to the shore in warm waters. It is good to eat. There are gray mullets and red mullets or surmullets. Mullets have small mouths and weak teeth. ╂[Middle… … Useful english dictionary
mullet — mullet1 noun any of various chiefly marine fish that are widely caught for food. [Families Mullidae (red mullets) and Mugilidae (grey mullets): several species.] Origin ME: from OFr. mulet, dimin. of L. mullus red mullet , from Gk mullos. mullet2 … English new terms dictionary