Main Entry: mul·let

Pronunciation: \ˈmə-lət\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural mullet or mullets

Etymology: Middle English molet, from Anglo-French mulet, from Latin mullus red mullet, from Greek myllos

Date: 14th century

1 : any of a family (Mugilidae) of chiefly marine bony fishes with an elongate rather stout body — compare goatfish, red mullet
2 [perhaps short for mullethead blockhead] : a hairstyle in which the hair is short on the sides and top and long at the back

[mullet illustration]