surmullet
[ ser-muhl-it ]
/ sərˈmʌl ɪt /
noun
a goatfish, especially one of the European species used for food.
Words nearby surmullet
surjection,
surjective,
surly,
surmise,
surmount,
surmullet,
surname,
surpass,
surpassing,
surplice,
surplus
Example sentences from the Web for surmullet
In the goatfish and surmullet the two chin barbels are highly specialized.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) |David Starr JordanSurmullet, sur-mul′et, n. a mulloid food-fish of the genus Mullus, with two long barbels on the throat.
British Dictionary definitions for surmullet
Word Origin for surmullet
C17: from French
sormulet, from
sor brown +
mullet