mugil
/ˈmjuːdʒɪl/noun
Originally: a grey mullet. Now only (in form Mugil): the type genus of the family Mugilidae, comprising the grey mullets.
- Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Systema Naturae (ed. 10, 1758) I. 316..
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Trevisa (c1342–?1402), translator. From classical Latin mūgil the grey mullet, cognate with mūcus.
- betake
- be taken ill
- Betamax
- beta particle
- beta ray
- beta receptor
- beta rhythm
- beta test
- betatron
- beta version
- betcha
- betel
- Betelgeuse
- Betelgeux
- betel nut
- be ten a penny
- beth
- be thankful (or grateful) for small mercies
- Bethany
- be that as it may
- Beth Din
- be the best of friends
- be the best (or greatest) thing since sliced bread
- be the case
- be the death of