surmullet

surmullet

(sɜːˈmʌlɪt) n (Animals) a US name for the red mullet[C17: from French sormulet, from sor brown + mullet]

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Noun

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surmullet - brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbelsgoatfish, Mullus surmuletus, red mulletmullet - bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chingenus Mullus, Mullus - type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishesMullus auratus, red goatfish - body bright scarlet with 2 yellow to reddish strips on sideMulloidichthys martinicus, yellow goatfish - schooling goatfish; greyish with yellow stripe