surmullet

[ ser-muhl-it ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

surmullet

/ sɜːˈmʌlɪt /

1665–75; < French surmulet, Middle French sormulet, equivalent to sor reddish brown ( sorrel ¹ ) + mulet mullet ¹

C17: from French sormulet, from sor brown + mullet

Surmullet, sur-mul′et, n. a mulloid food-fish of the genus Mullus, with two long barbels on the throat.

In the goatfish and surmullet the two chin barbels are highly specialized.

The red surmullet of Europe (Mullus barbatus) has been long famed for its delicate flesh, and may perhaps be placed next.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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