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Surmullet

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A fish of the family Mullidæ; specifically, Mullus surmuletus, one of the choicest food-fishes of the Mediterranean (anciently the mullus, of gastronomic renown), red in color with three yellow longitudinal stripes. The red or plain surmullet of Europe is M. barbatus. See mullet.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Any one of various species of mullets of the family Millidæ, esp. the European species (Millus surmulletus), which is highly prized as a food fish. See mullet.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A mullet in the family Mullidae.
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  • noun. brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels
    • Word Usage
    "Of sea substances, the surmullet, the blacktail, the mullet, and the eel; for these are the fishes most to be guarded against."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    mullet  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    mulloidichthys martinicus  mullus auratus  red goatfish  yellow goatfish  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    goatfish  
    variant
    mullet  
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