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Meanings of grey mullet in English

Portuguese
tainha
Catalan
moll

Highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet.

        tainha
        Usage of grey mullet in English
        1
        You can cook sea bass and grey mullet in the same way.
        The Guardian
        2
        Older, with a grey mullet dropping in strings around his shoulders.
        Disciple of the dog
        3
        The burbot and grey mullet are occasionally eaten, but they taste of mud, and are not in request.
        Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon
        4
        The grey mullet, the bream-a fish much resembling in general appearance the English pike-andseveral others, are excellent eating.
        Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from...
        5
        I like to use sea bream but you can also use grey mullet, or pike if you happen to catch one.
        The Guardian
        6
        The fish caught, sometimes a bushel or two at a time, almost all grey mullet, were then brought alongside, split open, and cleaned.
        Travels in West Africa: Congo Français, Corisco and Cameroons
        7
        But they also found 800 kilograms of undocumented grey mullet and kahawai, along with over 200 kilograms of undocumented snapper.
        Radio NZ
        8
        Grey mullet and fermented summer cucumber.
        The Guardian
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        Translations for grey mullet
        Portuguese
        tainhasalmonete