mullid

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noun

Any fish in the family Mullidae.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounmullid (plural mullids)

plural mullids

  1. biologyAny fish in the family Mullidae.

    Synonyms: goatfish, mullet, red mullet

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny fish in the family Mullidae.

Origin

By surface analysis, an appellativization from Mullid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names), or, by surface analysis, Latin mull(us) (“red mullet”) + -id.

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APA

mullid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mullid

MLA

“mullid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mullid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mullid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mullid.

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