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.