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mola mola1mo·la 1 M0371300 (mō′lə, -lä)n. pl. mo·las A colorful fabric panel of Central American origin that is sewn with a reverse-appliqué technique and is used for decorative purposes, as on clothing or furniture or as a wall hanging. [Kuna, clothing, blouse, mola.]
mo·la 2 M0371300 (mō′lə)n. pl. mola or mo·las See ocean sunfish. [New Latin, from Provençal regional (Marseilles) mòla, from Provençal millstone (the fish being so called in reference to its size, round shape, and rough skin texture), from Latin mola; see melə.]mola (ˈməʊlə) n, pl -la or -las (Animals) another name for sunfish1[C17: from Latin, literally: millstone]mo•la (ˈmoʊ lə) n., pl. (esp. collectively) -la, (esp. for kinds or species) -las. any compressed marine fish of the family Molidae, with a sharply truncated circular body. [1595–1605; < Latin: millstone; from its shape] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | mola - among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm watersheadfish, ocean sunfish, sunfishplectognath, plectognath fish - tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spinesgenus Mola - type genus of the MolidaeMola lanceolata, sharptail mola - caudal fin has a central projection |
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MOLA➣Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter | MOLA➣Ministry of Legal Affairs (various locations) | MOLA➣Major Orchestra Librarians Association (est. 1983; Philadelphia, PA) | MOLA➣Ministry of Local Administration (UN) | MOLA➣Meeting of Officials on Land Administration (UN Economic Commission for Europe) | MOLA➣Missoula Outdoor Learning Adventures | MOLA➣Museum of Living Artists (Germany) |
mola
Synonyms for molanoun among the largest bony fishSynonyms- headfish
- ocean sunfish
- sunfish
Related Words- plectognath
- plectognath fish
- genus Mola
- Mola lanceolata
- sharptail mola
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