surmullet C2+ Topic:Animals US /ˌsɚˈmʌlɪt/ UK /ˌsəˈmʌlɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a red mullet or related goatfish, a brightly colored marine fish with sensory barbels beneath its chin A wealthy Roman was said to have paid an extraordinary price for a single surmullet. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a red mullet or related... red mulletgoatfish Word family Related forms mulletbarbelMullidae Etymology Borrowed from French surmulet, from Middle French sormulet, probably formed from sor ('reddish brown') + mulet ('mullet'). Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # surmullet **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌsɚˈmʌlɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌsəˈmʌlɪt/ ## Meanings 1. a red mullet or related goatfish, a brightly colored marine fish with sensory barbels beneath its chin ## Examples - A wealthy Roman was said to have paid an extraordinary price for a single surmullet. ## Synonyms - red mullet - goatfish ## Related Forms - mullet - barbel - Mullidae ## Etymology Borrowed from French surmulet, from Middle French sormulet, probably formed from sor ('reddish brown') + mulet ('mullet'). ## Topics - Animals markdown