Mugil \Mu"gil\, n. [L., a sort of fish.]

(Zo["o]l.) A genus of fishes including the gray mullets. See Mullet.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Percesoces \Per*ces"o*ces\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. perca a perch + esox, -ocis, a pike.]

(Zo["o]l.) An order of fishes including the gray mullets (Mugil), the barracudas, the silversides, and other related fishes. So called from their relation both to perches and to pikes.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)