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Definition of Gray mullet

1. Noun. Highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet.

2. Noun. Freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gray Mullet

gray hepatisation gray induration gray infiltration gray iron gray jay gray jays gray kingbird gray langur gray layer of superior colliculus gray lemming

gray level also gray value gray level histogram gray market gray markets gray matter gray mullet (current term) gray nomad gray nomads gray partridge gray polypody

gray poplar gray rami communicantes gray sage gray scale gray sea eagle gray seal gray seals gray skate gray snapper gray sole

Literary usage of Gray mullet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1878)
"gray mullet, 2 ab; striped, 2 c (ill.); red, 37, l ab; bearded, 1 b (ill.). Fish so called, 1 c. Mullet, in heraldry, VIII. 673,2 be. (See plate. ..."

2. Gun, Rod and Saddle: Personal Experiences by Parker Gillmore (1871)
"OFTEN I have stood on the fluvial portion of a river and watched the gray mullet freely sporting on the surface. Numerous were the efforts I made to catch ..."

3. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1864)
"The gray mullet of western European waters (.!/. capita, Cuv.) attains a length of from 1 to2 feet; the color above is dusky gray tinged with blue, ..."

4. The Steward's Handbook and Guide to Party Catering by Jessup Whitehead (1903)
"MUL MULET (Fr.)—gray mullet. MULLET—There are two fishes of the name, the red und gray mullet. The latter is one of the most abundant ..."

5. The Fly Fisher's Guide by George Cole Bainbridge (1840)
"In the early part of the spring they prefer worms, of which a small brandling and gilt-tail are most to be depended upon. THE gray mullet Is by no means ..."

6. Library of Natural History by Richard Lydekker (1901)
"A fossil species of gray mullet has been described from the upper Eocene of ... Our figure represents the common gray mullet (M. capita), one of several ..."

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