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1. (n.) mullet
any marine or freshwater spiny-finned fish of the family Mugilidae.
Etymology: (1400–50; < MF < L mullus red mullet; see -et)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) mullet, grey mullet, gray mullet
highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet
2. (noun) mullet, grey mullet, gray mullet
freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide
3. (noun) mullet
bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin
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1. (noun) mullet
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 valuable species are Mugil capito of Europe, and M. cephalus which occurs both on the European and American coasts
2. (noun) mullet
any species of the genus Mullus, or family Mullidae; called also red mullet, and surmullet, esp. the plain surmullet (Mullus barbatus), and the striped surmullet (M. surmulletus) of Southern Europe. The former is the mullet of the Romans. It is noted for the brilliancy of its colors. See Surmullet
3. (noun) mullet
a star, usually five pointed and pierced; -- when used as a difference it indicates the third son
4. (noun) mullet
small pinchers for curling the hair
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Sense: an edible fish found in coastal waters.
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 Afrikaans: harder |
 Arabic: سَمَك بوري |
 Bulgarian: кефал |
 Brazilian: salmonete |
 Czech: parmice |
 German: dieÄsche |
 Danish: mulle |
 Greek: κεφαλόπουλο |
 Spanish: salmonete |
 Estonian: meriärn |
 Farsi: شاه ماهى |
 Finnish: meriharjus |
 French: mulet |
 Hebrew: מוּלִית |
 Hindi: मलेट |
 Croatian: riba cipalj |
 Hungarian: (tengeri) pérhal |
 Indonesian: bandeng |
 Icelandic: fiskur af röndungaætt |
 Italian: triglia |
 Japanese: まぼら |
 Korean: 숭어과의 식용 물고기 |
 Lithuanian: kefalė |
 Latvian: kefale |
 Malay: ikan belanak |
 Dutch: poon |
 Polish: kiełb |
 Persian: شاه ماهى |
 Pashto: شاه ماهی |
 Portuguese: salmonete |
 Romanian: barbun |
 Russian: кефаль |
 Slovak: pramica |
 Slovenian: morski lipan |
 Serbian: cipal |
 Swedish: multe[fisk] |
 Thai: ปลาจำพวกปลากระบอก |
 Turkish: barbunya/tekir balığı |
 Taiwanese: 鯔魚 |
 Ukrainian: кефаль |
 Urdu: پڑھن مچھلی |
 Vietnamese: cá đối |
 Chinese: 鲻鱼 |
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