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sur·mul·let (s

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n. pl. surmullet or sur·mul·lets

See goatfish.

[French surmulet, from Old French sormulet : probably sor, reddish brown (of Germanic origin) + mulet, mullet; see mullet.]

surmullet [sɜːˈmʌlɪt]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a US name for the red mullet

[from French sormulet, from sor brown + mullet]

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surmullet - brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels

goatfish, Mullus surmuletus, red mullet

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

Mulloidichthys martinicus, yellow goatfish - schooling goatfish; greyish with yellow stripe

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