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surmullet

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌsɚˈmələt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A red mullet, Mullus surmuletus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: goatfish, red mullet, Mullus surmuletus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mullet

Narrower terms: red goatfish, Mullus auratus, yellow goatfish, Mulloidichthys martinicus

History

Etymology

From French surmulet, from Middle French sormulet, from sor (“reddish brown”) + mulet (“mullet”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: saramollete — Mullus surmuletus
  • Asturian: barbu — Mullus surmuletus
  • Asturian: roxu — Mullus surmuletus
  • Finnish: keltajuovamullo — Mullus surmuletus
  • Russian: полоса́тая барабу́ля (polosátaja barabúlja) — Mullus surmuletus
  • Russian: средиземномо́рская султа́нка (sredizemnomórskaja sultánka) — Mullus surmuletus
  • Turkish: şendere — Mullus surmuletus
  • Ottoman Turkish: شندره (şendere, şindere) — Mullus surmuletus