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Molidae

noun

ocean sunfishes

• Syn: ↑family Molidae

• Hypernyms: ↑fish family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Plectognathi, ↑order Plectognathi, ↑order Tetraodontiformes

• Member Meronyms: ↑genus Mola

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\\ˈmäləˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Mola, type genus + -idae

: a family of large pelagic marine fishes (order Plectognathi) that have very large heads, short compact bodies, and teeth fused to form a beak and that lack a dorsal fin — see mola

Useful english dictionary. 2012.