n. any fish of the family Mullidae (red mullet) or Mugilidae (grey mullet), usu. with a thick body and a large blunt-nosed head, commonly used as food.
[ ME f. OF mulet dimin. of L mullus red mullet f. Gk mollos ]
MULLET
Meaning of MULLET in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012