English-Thai Dictionary
surmullet
N ปลา จำพวก Goarfish
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SURMULLET
n.A fish of the genus Mullus, (M. barbatus,) remarkable for the brilliancy of its colors, and for the changes which they undergo as the fish expires. The name is also applied to other species of the genus.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SURMULLET
Sur *mul "let, n. Etym: [F. surmulet; saur, saure, brownish yellow, red + mulet a mullet. See Sorrel, a., and Mullet. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of various species of mullets of the family Millidæ, esp. the European species (Millus surmulletus ), which is highly prized as a food fish. See Mullet.
New American Oxford Dictionary
surmullet
sur mul let |sərˈməlit sərˈmələt | ▶noun a red mullet that is widely distributed in the tropical Indo-Pacific. [Pseudupeneus fraterculus, family Mullidae. ] ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French surmulet, from Old French sor ‘red ’ + mulet ‘mullet. ’
Oxford Dictionary
surmullet
sur |mul ¦let |səːˈmʌlɪt | ▶noun a red mullet that is widely distributed in the tropical Indo-Pacific. ●Pseudupeneus fraterculus, family Mullidae. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French surmulet, from Old French sor ‘red ’ + mulet ‘mullet ’.
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