Meanings
nounsurmullet (plural surmullets)
plural surmullets
- A red mullet, Mullus surmuletus.
Synonyms: goatfish
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA red mullet, Mullus surmuletus.
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nounbrightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels
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Origin
- Middle Frenchsormulet
- Frenchsurmulet
- Englishsurmullet
From French surmulet, from Middle French sormulet, from sor (“reddish brown”) + mulet (“mullet”).
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Finnish keltajuovamullo
- keltajuovamulloMullus surmuletus
Russian полоса́тая барабу́ля, средиземномо́рская султа́нка
- полоса́тая барабу́ля (polosátaja barabúlja)Mullus surmuletus
- средиземномо́рская султа́нка (sredizemnomórskaja sultánka)Mullus surmuletus
Turkish şendere
- şendereMullus surmuletus
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