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mullett

mullett is the obsolete spelling of mullet.

Meaning of mullet

Noun (1)

mullet (plural mullets or mullet)

  1. A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes).
    1. (sometimes, specifically) Those of the genus Mullus within that family.
  2. (US, especially) A fish of the family Mugilidae (order Mugiliformes).
  3. (US) Any of several species of freshwater fish in the sucker family.
    1. (US, especially) Those in the genus Moxostoma.

Noun (2)

mullet (plural mullets)

  1. A fool.

See all 11 meanings of mullet

Proper noun capitalized: Mullett

Mullett (countable and uncountable, plural Mulletts)

  1. A surname.
  2. A township in Cheboygan County, Michigan, United States, named after John Mullett.

Forms of mullett

Noun
pluralmulletts
Proper noun
pluralMulletts

Questions about mullett

What does mullett mean?
Mullett means a surname.
What is mullett the obsolete spelling of?
Mullett is the obsolete spelling of mullet.
What part of speech is mullett?
Mullett is a proper noun.

Words near mullett in the dictionary

  1. mulleted
  2. mullethead
  3. mulletheads
  4. mulletlike
  5. mullets
  6. mullett
  7. mulletts
  8. mulletty
  9. mullety
  10. Mullewa
  11. mulley

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