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Meaning of SURMULLET

Pronunciation:  sur'mulit

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels
 

SURMULLET is a 9 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: goatfish, Mullus surmuletus, red mullet
 
 See Also: genus Mullus, mullet, Mulloidichthys martinicus, Mullus, Mullus auratus, red goatfish, yellow goatfish

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sur*mul"let\, n. [F. surmulet; saur, saure, brownish
yellow, red + mulet a mullet. See {Sorrel}, a., and
{Mullet}.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of various species of mullets of the family
{Millid[ae]}, esp. the European species ({Millus
surmulletus}), which is highly prized as a food fish. See
{Mullet}.

 

 

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