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单词 surmullet
释义

surmullet

[ ser-muhl-it ]
/ sərˈmʌl ɪt /

noun

a goatfish, especially one of the European species used for food.

Origin of surmullet

1665–75; <French surmulet,Middle French sormulet, equivalent to sor reddish brown (see sorrel1) + muletmullet1

Words nearby surmullet

surjection, surjective, surly, surmise, surmount, surmullet, surname, surpass, surpassing, surplice, surplus
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Example sentences from the Web for surmullet

  • In the goatfish and surmullet the two chin barbels are highly specialized.

    A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
  • Surmullet, sur-mul′et, n. a mulloid food-fish of the genus Mullus, with two long barbels on the throat.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for surmullet

surmullet
/ (sɜːˈmʌlɪt) /

noun

a US name for the red mullet

Word Origin for surmullet

C17: from French sormulet, from sor brown + mullet
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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