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noun pl. mullets or mullet

any of a family (Mugilidae) of edible, spiny-finned percoid fishes, both freshwater and marine, having a small mouth and feeble teeth; esp., a striped species (Mugil cephalus)
any goatfish; esp., a species (Mullus auratus) with reddish or golden scales

Origin: ME molet < OFr mulet, dim. < L mullus, red mullet < Gr myllos, kind of fish < ? IE base *mel-: see mule

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noun

pl. mullet mullet or mul·lets
a. Any of various stout-bodied, edible fishes of the family Mugilidae, found worldwide in tropical and temperate coastal waters and some freshwater streams. Also called gray mullet.
b. The red mullet.
A hairstyle that is formed by cutting the hair short on the the top and sides and allowing it to grow longer in back.

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Origin: Middle English molet

Origin: , from Medieval Latin mulettus

Origin: , probably from Old French mulet

Origin: , from mul

Origin: , from Latin mullus

Origin: , from Greek mullos

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