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    MUGIL

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Mugilidae: mulletsplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Mugil; Mugil

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Mugil" is a kind of...):

    fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

    Meronyms (members of "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 ("Mugil" is a member of...):

    family Mugilidae; Mugilidae (grey mullets)

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