red mullet

noun

Any fish of the family Mullidae.

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mulletmullidgoatfishsurmulletMullus surmuletus
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Meanings

nounred mullet (plural red mullets)

plural red mullets

  1. Any fish of the family Mullidae.

    Synonyms: mullet, mullid, goatfish

    1. sometimesspecificallyAny fish of the genus Mullus within that family.

      Synonyms: mullet, mullid, goatfish, mullet

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny fish of the family Mullidae.

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mulletmullidgoatfish

nounAny fish of the genus Mullus within that family.

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mulletmullidgoatfishmullet

More synonyms by meaning

nounbrightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels

Similar
goatfishsurmulletMullus surmuletus
Broader
mullet
Also see
goatfishmulletmullidsurmullet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish mullo, mullo
  • mullofish of the genus Mullus
  • mullofish of the family Mullidae
French rouget
  • rougetfish of the family Mullidae
Polish barwena
  • barwenafish of the genus Mullus
Turkish tekir
  • tekirfish of the genus Mullus
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APA

red mullet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20mullet

MLA

“red mullet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20mullet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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