sur·mul·let (s r-m l  t, sûrml -)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]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a US name for the red mullet
[from French sormulet, from sor brown + mullet]
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| Noun | 1. |  surmullet - brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbelsmullet - 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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