mugil
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genus Mugil
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Noun (1)
- type genus of the Mugilidae: mulletsSynonyms: genus MugilType of fish genusMember of Mugilidae, family MugilidaeMembers striped mullet, liza, white mullet
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Mu′gil prop. n.
Origin: L., a sort of fish.
Zoology A genus of fishes including the gray mullets. See Mullet.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54