in ichthyology. See Mugil.

or Mollet, in heraldry, a bearing in form of a flat, or rather of the rowel of a spur, which it originally represented.

The mullet has but five points; when there are six it is called a star; though others make this difference, that the mullet is, or ought to be, always pierced, which a star is not. See plate CVI. The mullet is usually the difference or distinguishing mark for the fourth son, or third brother, or house; though it is often borne alone, as coat armour.