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单词 mola
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Definition of mola in English:

mola

nounPlural molas ˈməʊləˈmōlə
  • another term for sunfish (sense 1)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The largest bony fish in the world, the molas can grow to be over 10 feet long and weigh up to 5,000 pounds.
    • Preliminary results show that molas, unlike other large marine vertebrates, are mostly home bodies and unlikely to make large-scale migrations.
    • The larvae are dotted with widely scattered short sharp spines, a possible throwback to the distant relationship molas have with the spiny porcupine puffer.
    • He is concerned that molas comprise an ‘alarmingly’ large portion of the eastern Pacific drift net fishery by-catch.
    • On one dive, I went after two molas molas in close proximity, but at 44m I couldn't hear a thing - including my own exhalations - and my head felt empty.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin, literally 'millstone', with reference to the shape.

 
 

Definition of mola in US English:

mola

nounˈmōlə
  • another term for sunfish (sense 1)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He is concerned that molas comprise an ‘alarmingly’ large portion of the eastern Pacific drift net fishery by-catch.
    • The larvae are dotted with widely scattered short sharp spines, a possible throwback to the distant relationship molas have with the spiny porcupine puffer.
    • The largest bony fish in the world, the molas can grow to be over 10 feet long and weigh up to 5,000 pounds.
    • On one dive, I went after two molas molas in close proximity, but at 44m I couldn't hear a thing - including my own exhalations - and my head felt empty.
    • Preliminary results show that molas, unlike other large marine vertebrates, are mostly home bodies and unlikely to make large-scale migrations.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin, literally ‘millstone’, with reference to the shape.

 
 
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