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 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 Paleology Database
Italian
Etymology
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Proper noun
Mola m or f by sense
- a surname
Anagrams
- almo, lamo, malo
Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic مَوْلَى (mawlā, “Lord”).
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper noun
Mola
- (Islam) God, Allah
Synonyms
- Mungu, Allah, maulana