Mola
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mola"
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Latin mola (“millstone”), probably from the fish's shape and rough skin.
Proper noun edit
Mola f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Molidae – certain ray-finned fish called sunfish.
Hypernyms edit
- (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 edit
- (genus): Mola mola (ocean sunfish), Mola ramsayi (southern sunfish) (species)
Further reading edit
- Mola (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Mola on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Mola on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Mola at 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 Paleobiology Database
Italian edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun edit
Mola m or f by sense
- a surname
Anagrams edit
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic مَوْلَى (mawlā, “Lord”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper noun edit
Mola