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MUGIL
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Mugilidae: mullets
Synonyms:
genus Mugil; Mugil
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Mugil" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Mugil"):
Mugil cephalus; striped mullet (most important commercial mullet in eastern United States)
Mugil curema; white mullet (silvery mullet of Atlantic and Pacific coasts)
liza; Mugil liza (similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region)
Holonyms ("Mugil" is a member of...):
family Mugilidae; Mugilidae (grey mullets)
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