Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

Gray mullet

 - 3 dictionary results
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To Gray mullet
gray mullet  
n.  See mullet.
mul·let   (mŭl'ĭt)   
n.  
  1. pl. mullet or mul·lets

    1. 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.

    2. The red mullet.

  2. A hairstyle that is formed by cutting the hair short on the the top and sides and allowing it to grow longer in back.


[Middle English molet, from Medieval Latin mulettus, probably from Old French mulet, from mul, from Latin mullus, from Greek mullos.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see Gray mullet on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: