mullet

n.

1. pl., mullet, or -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.]

[MUHL-iht] The appellation "mullet" is used to identify many fish that are not mullets at all-such as the highly prized red mullet, which actually belongs to the goatfish family. True mullets belong to the gray mullet family and are commercially available in the United States as striped mullet and silver mullet. These silver-gray, moderate- to high-fat fish range in size from 1⁄2 to 4 pounds. They have firm white flesh with a mild, nutlike flavor. Mullet can be found year-round in most South Atlantic and Gulf states, less frequently elsewhere. They may be fried, baked, broiled or poached. See also fish.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet
  Synonym: mullet

Meaning #2: freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide
  Synonym: mullet

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - [zool.] multe, mulle

2.
n. - sporehjul, femoddet stjerne

Nederlands (Dutch)
harder, zeebarbel

Français (French)
1.
n. - rouget, mulet

2.
n. - (Hérald) molette

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - (Zool) Meeräsche, (Zool) Gewöhnliche Meerbarbe

2.
n. - (Her) fünf-oder sechszackiger Stern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ιχθυολ.) κέφαλος, μουγίλος

Italiano (Italian)
triglia, stella a cinque punte

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tainha (f) (Ictiol.)

Русский (Russian)
пятиконечная звезда, кефаль

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - mujol, salmonete

2.
n. - especie de estrella utilizada en la heráldica

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - multe(fisk), mullus(fisk), sporrhjul

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
乌鱼, 鲻鱼

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 烏魚, 鯔魚

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - (어류의 일종) 숭어

2.
n. - (문장 도형으로서의) 별

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ボラ, ボラ科の各種, 星形

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نوع من السمك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קיפון‬
n. - ‮מולית (דג-ים)‬

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