English Explanatory Dictionary

mullet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes).
  2. Those of the genus Mullus within that family.
  3. A fish of the family Mugilidae (order Mugiliformes).
  4. Any of several species of freshwater fish in the sucker family.
  5. Those in the genus Moxostoma.
noun
  1. A fool.
noun
  1. A men's hairstyle where the hair is kept short on the top and sides and long at the back.
  2. A person who mindlessly follows a fad, a trend, or a leader.
noun
  1. A star with straight edges and usually with five or six points.
  2. A rowel of a spur.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌlɪt/ /ˈmʌlət/ En-au-mullet.ogg

Word forms

mullet mullets

Etymology

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

Synonyms

red mullet mullid goatfish grey mullet haarder springer redhorse jumprock hockey hair

Related words

business in the front, party in the back

Derived words

black mullet black true mullet bright mullet bully mullet callifaver mullet common grey mullet common mullet cucumber mullet diamond mullet finger mullet flathead grey mullet flathead mullet gray mullet hardgut mullet Lebranche mullet mangrove mullet pearl mullet popeye mullet proto-mullet red mullet river mullet sea mullet so-iuy mullet striped mullet stunned mullet femullet mulleted mullet-headed mulletlike protomullet she-mullet skullet

Translations

Catalan: moll Finnish: mullo French: rouget Ancient Greek: τρίγλη Latin: mullus Portuguese: salmonete Portuguese: trilha Serbo-Croatian: trlja Spanish: salmonete Tagalog: asubi
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