grey mullet

noun

1. See red mullet
   any teleost food fish of the family Mugilidae, mostly occurring in coastal regions, having a spindle-shaped body and a broad fleshy mouth US namemullet Compare red mullet

Example Sentences

The Grey Mullet may be taken with rod and line, and bites freely when the rag-worm is employed as bait.

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A brilliant gold fish, weighing about three pounds, and something like a grey mullet in flavour, was perhaps the best.

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He only demanded in addition a few of those delicious grey mullet which are caught around the solitary mount.

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The grey mullet is a pretty fish, but not to be domesticated without some difficulty.

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But they probably also act like grey mullet, and run up the estuaries merely for a cruise.

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