Meanings
nounflathead mullet (plural flathead mullets)
plural flathead mullets
- An edible fish, of species Mugil cephalus, found worldwide in tropical and subtropical coastal waters.
Synonyms: striped mullet, black mullet, bully mullet, common mullet, sea mullet, grey mullet
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn edible fish, of species Mugil cephalus, found worldwide in tropical and subtropical coastal waters.
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Ancient Greek κεφαλῖνος, βλεψίας
- κεφαλῖνος (kephalînos)type of fish
- βλεψίας (blepsías)type of fish
Bulgarian кефа́л
- кефа́л (kefál)type of fish
Czech cípal hlavatý
- cípal hlavatýtype of fish
Greek κέφαλος
- κέφαλος (kéfalos)type of fish
Hawaiian ʻamaʻama
- ʻamaʻamatype of fish
Japanese 鯔
- 鯔 (bora)type of fish
Polish cefal, łoban
- cefaltype of fish
- łobantype of fish
Russian лоба́н, кефа́ль-лоба́н
- лоба́н (lobán)type of fish
- кефа́ль-лоба́н (kefálʹ-lobán)type of fish
- чёрная кефа́ль (čórnaja kefálʹ)type of fish
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