red mullet

red mul·let

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [red muhl-it]
- /rɛd ˈmʌl ɪt/
- /red ˈmʌl.ɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red muhl-it]
- /rɛd ˈmʌl ɪt/

Definitions of red mullet words

noun red mullet a goatfish or surmullet. 1
noun red mullet any of the marine percoid fishes constituting the family Mullidae, esp Mullus surmuletus, a food fish of European waters. They have a pair of long barbels beneath the chin and a reddish coloration 0

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Origin of red mullet

First appearance:

before 1755

One of the 47% newest English words

First recorded in 1755-65

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red mullet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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