grey mullet

1. 1.

   highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet

   Synonymsmulletgray mullet

   Broaderfish

   Part ofmullet
2. 2.

   freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide

   Synonymsmulletgray mullet

   Broaderpercoid fish

   Narrowerstriped mulletwhite mulletliza

   Part ofMugilidae

   Partsmullet

Questions about grey mullet

What does grey mullet mean?

grey mullet means "highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for grey mullet?

Close synonyms include mullet, gray mullet, mullet, gray mullet. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is grey mullet a common word?

grey mullet is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.