mullet

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes), especially the genus Mullus (red mullets or goatfish).
  2. (US, especially) A fish of the family Mugilidae (order Mugiliformes) (grey mullets).
  3. (US) Any of several species of freshwater fish in the sucker family (especially in the genus Moxostoma, redhorses)

Sinonieme

gray mullet

Mullidae

blue-lined goatfish

blue-striped red mullet

Mullus

mullet of six points

Vertalings

κέφαλος

Meeräsche

μπαρμπούνι

Mugil seheli

Meeräschen

بُورِيّ

Frekwensie

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈmʌlɪt/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English molet, mulett, from Old French mulet (now ‘grey mullet’), from Latin mullus (“red mullet”), from Ancient Greek μύλλος (múllos).

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