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mullet

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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.

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

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]

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]
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Noun1.mulletmullet - highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater 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
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 mulletmújol m
red mulletsalmonete m

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

mullet
nMeeräsche f

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

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


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The only meat-food living was schools of mullet in the harbour--fattest, finest, biggest mullet I ever laid eyes on.
The gaping salmon and the golden mullet lying on the slab seem to turn up their eyes sideways, as they would turn up their hands if they had any, in worshipping admiration.
All serene on the Rappahannock, troops in fine condition, commisary department well conducted, the Home Guard under Colonel Teddy always on duty, Commander in Chief General Laurence reviews the army daily, Quartermaster Mullet keeps order in camp, and Major Lion does picket duty at night.
 
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