Definition of surmullet Surmullet
sur•mul•let
We found 4 definitions of surmullet from 4 different sources.
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What does surmullet mean?
WordNet
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| surmullet - brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels | ||
| goatfish, red mullet, Mullus surmuletus | ||
| mullet bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin | ||
| genus mullus, mullus type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishes | ||
| mullus auratus, red goatfish body bright scarlet with 2 yellow to reddish strips on side | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- surmullet (a.)
Any one of various species of mullets of the family Millidae, esp. the European species (Millus surmulletus), which is highly prized as a food fish. See Mullet.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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surmullet
sur-mul′et, n. a mulloid food-fish of the genus Mullus, with two long barbels on the throat
Part of speech
🔤- surmullet, noun, singular of surmullets.
