/ English Dictionary |
GENUS MULLUS
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishes
Synonyms:
genus Mullus; Mullus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Mullus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Mullus"):
goatfish; Mullus surmuletus; red mullet; surmullet (brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels)
Mullus auratus; red goatfish (body bright scarlet with 2 yellow to reddish strips on side)
Holonyms ("genus Mullus" is a member of...):
family Mullidae; Mullidae (goatfishes or red mullets)