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