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GENUS MUGIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Mugil mean?
• GENUS MUGIL (noun)
The noun GENUS MUGIL has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Mugilidae: mullets
Familiarity information: GENUS MUGIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Mugilidae: mullets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Mugil; Mugil
Hypernyms ("genus Mugil" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Mugil"):
Mugil cephalus; striped mullet (most important commercial mullet in eastern United States)
Mugil curema; white mullet (silvery mullet of Atlantic and Pacific coasts)
liza; Mugil liza (similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region)
Holonyms ("genus Mugil" is a member of...):
family Mugilidae; Mugilidae (grey mullets)
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