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GENUS MULLUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Mullus mean?

• GENUS MULLUS (noun)
The noun GENUS MULLUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishes

Familiarity information: GENUS MULLUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GENUS MULLUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Mullus; Mullus

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)

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