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‖ mugil|ˈmjuːdʒɪl|
Forms: 4–5 mugill, 6 mugyll, 6– mugil.
[L. mūgil.]
The mullet. In modern use only as the Latin name of the genus.
1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xiii. xxvi. (1495) 461 There is a manere fysshe that hyght Mugill whyche is full qwyuer and swyfte. 1526Pilgr. Perf. (W. de W. 1531) 203 In an other kynde of fysshe, called a mugyll, and also in y⊇ ele, neuer man myght discerne ony male or female. 1584Lyly Campaspe ii. ii. 51 Mugil, of all fishes the swiftest. 1856Mayne Expos. Lex., Mugil, Silvery Grey. Ichthyol. Common name for the Mugil cephalus. |