mullet

Meaning

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)

Synonyms

gray mullet

grey mullet

red mullet

whirligig

Mullidae

blue-lined goatfish

blue-striped red mullet

Mullus

haarder

barbel

mullet of six points

goatfish

mill

Translations

triglia

tainha

mulet

mújol

κέφαλος

Meeräsche

Vokuhila

lisa

harder

salmonete

μπαρμπούνι

muggine

Mugil seheli

Meeräschen

بُورِيّ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmʌlɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: molet

In summary

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