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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