Mola

See also: mola, móla, molá, and mõla

Translingual

Mola mola at Cetraro, Italy

Etymology

From Latin mola (“millstone”), probably from the fish's shape and rough skin.

Proper noun

Mola f

A taxonomic genus within the family Molidae – certain ray-finned fish called sunfish.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Teleostei - class; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Tetraodontiformes - order; Molidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Mola mola (ocean sunfish), Mola ramsayi (southern sunfish) (species)

Further reading

Mola (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mola on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mola on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Mola on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Mola at Encyclopedia of Life
Mola at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Mola at World Register of Marine Species
Mola at Fossilworks

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic مَوْلَى‎ (mawlā, “Lord‎‎”).

Proper noun

Mola

(Islam) God, Allah

Synonyms

Mungu, Allah

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