mullet

mul·let  (mlt)

n.

1. pl. mullet or mul·lets

a. Any of various stout-bodied, edible fishes of the family Mugilidae, found worldwide in tropical and temperate coastal waters and some freshwater streams. Also called gray mullet.

b. The red mullet.

2. A hairstyle that is formed by cutting the hair short on the the top and sides and allowing it to grow longer in back.

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[Middle English molet, from Medieval Latin mulettus, probably from Old French mulet, from mul, from Latin mullus, from Greek mullos.]

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mullet¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various teleost food fishes belonging to the families Mugilidae (see grey mullet) or Mullidae (see red mullet)

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the US name for grey mullet

[via Old French from Latin mullus, from Greek mullos]

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mullet²

n

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) a hairstyle in which the hair is short at the top and long at the back

[origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mullet - highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet gray mullet, grey 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.	mullet - freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide gray mullet, grey 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
	3.	mullet - bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin bottom-dweller, bottom-feeder - a fish that lives and feeds on the bottom of a body of water percoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes family Mullidae, Mullidae - goatfishes or red mullets goatfish, Mullus surmuletus, red mullet, surmullet - brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels

Translations

mullet [ˈmʌlɪt] N grey mullet → mújol m
red mullet → salmonete m

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mullet [mullet] [ˈmʌlɪt] (pl) n (= fish) → mulet m
red mullet → rouget m

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mullet

n → Meeräsche f

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mullet [ˈmʌlɪt] n red mullet → triglia
grey mullet → muggine m, cefalo

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mullet

n mullet [ˈmalit]

an edible fish found in coastal waters. harder سَمَك بوري кефал parmice mulle die Äsche κεφαλόπουλο salmonete meriärn شاه ماهى keltti, mullo mulet מוּלִית मलेट riba cipalj (tengeri) pérhal bandeng fiskur af röndungaætt triglia まぼら 숭어과의 식용 물고기 kefalė kefale ikan belanak poon kiełb salmonete barbun кефаль pramica morski lipan cipal multe[] ปลาจำพวกปลากระบอก barbunya/tekir balığı 鯔魚 кефаль پڑھن مچھلی cá đối 鲻鱼