type of fish, 1670s, from Latin mola, literally "millstone" (see molar). So called because of the fish's shape and rough skin.
mola (n.2)
"false conception," c. 1600, from Latin mola "false conception," from earlier sense "salt cake;" literally "millstone" (see molar).
mola 英文释义
1. among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
