Meanings
plural grey mullets
- Any of various edible fish, of the family Mugilidae, found worldwide in coastal waters and rivers.
Among the common species found in the Atlantic Ocean are bonga (a type of herring), tuna, butterfish, skate, grey mullet, and tarpon.
2007, Suzanne LeVert, Cultures of the World: Sierra Leone, page 21Synonyms: striped mullet, black mullet, bully mullet, common mullet, sea mullet, flathead mullet
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various edible fish, of the family Mugilidae, found worldwide in coastal waters and rivers.
More synonyms by meaning
nounfreshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Basque korrokoi bizkarbeltz, lazun
- korrokoi bizkarbeltztype of fish
- lazuntype of fish
Bulgarian кефал
- кефал (kefal)type of fish
Catalan llissa llobarrera, llíssera
- llissa llobarreratype of fish
- llísseratype of fish
Greek κέφαλος
- κέφαλος (kéfalos)type of fish
Italian cefalo
- cefalotype of fish
Latin mūgil
- mūgiltype of fish
Polish cefal, łoban
- cefaltype of fish
- łobantype of fish
Romanian chefal
- chefaltype of fish
Spanish mújol
- mújoltype of fish
Turkish kefal
- kefaltype of fish
Welsh hyrddyn
- hyrddyntype of fish
Cite this entry
grey mullet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grey%20mullet
“grey mullet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grey%20mullet. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grey mullet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grey%20mullet.
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