grey mullet

grey mullet

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any teleost food fish of the family Mugilidae, mostly occurring in coastal regions, having a spindle-shaped body and a broad fleshy mouth US name mullet Compare red mullet

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Noun	1.	grey mullet - highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet gray mullet, mullet gray mullet, grey mullet, mullet - freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide fish - the flesh of fish used as food; "in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"; "they have a chef who specializes in fish"
	2.	grey mullet - freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide gray mullet, mullet percoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes family Mugilidae, Mugilidae - grey mullets Mugil cephalus, striped mullet - most important commercial mullet in eastern United States Mugil curema, white mullet - silvery mullet of Atlantic and Pacific coasts liza, Mugil liza - similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region gray mullet, grey mullet, mullet - highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet