surmullet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels
    Mullus surmuletus; goatfish; red mullet.

WordNet

Sur*mul"let noun
Etymology
F. surmulet; saur, saure, brownish yellow, red + mulet a mullet. See Sorrel, a., and Mullet.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any one of various species of mullets of the family Millidæ, esp. the European species (Millus surmulletus), which is highly prized as a food fish. See Mullet.

Webster 1913