ocean sunfish
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ocean sunfish — n. any of a family (Molidae, order Tetraodontiformes) of marine bony fishes with an abruptly truncated body; esp., a large, sluggish fish (Mola mola) of tropical and temperate seas … English World dictionary
Ocean sunfish — This article is about the ocean sunfish, Mola mola. For other fishes known as sunfish , see Sunfish (disambiguation). Ocean sunfish Sunfish, Nordsøen Oceanarium, Hirtshals, Denmark Conser … Wikipedia
ocean sunfish — paprastoji mėnulžuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Mola mola angl. common mola; common ocean sunfish; common sunfish; giant sunfish; ocean sunfish rus. обыкновенная луна рыба; рыба голова; рыба… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
ocean sunfish — noun 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 • Syn: ↑sunfish, ↑mola, ↑headfish • Hypernyms: ↑plectognath,… … Useful english dictionary
ocean sunfish — noun Date: 1629 a large bony fish (Mola mola of the family Molidae, order Tetraodontiformes) having high dorsal and anal fins and a body nearly oval in outline and attaining a length of 10 feet (3 meters) and a weight in excess of 2 tons (1.8… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ocean sunfish — a brown and gray mola, Mola mola, inhabiting tropical and temperate seas, having the posterior half of the body sharply truncated behind the elongated dorsal and anal fins. Also called headfish. [1620 30] * * * … Universalium
ocean sunfish — o′cean sun′fish n. ich a large sluggish mola Mola mola[/ex] • Etymology: 1620–30 … From formal English to slang
common ocean sunfish — paprastoji mėnulžuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Mola mola angl. common mola; common ocean sunfish; common sunfish; giant sunfish; ocean sunfish rus. обыкновенная луна рыба; рыба голова; рыба… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
Sunfish — or sun fish may refer to: *Sunfish (sailboat), an International Sunfish Class sailing dinghyIn saltwater fishes: *Ocean sunfish or Mola mola *Opah, family Lampridae; two speciesIn freshwater fishes: * Pygmy sunfish * Centrarchidae, a family of… … Wikipedia
sunfish — [sun′fish΄] n. pl. sunfish or sunfishes (see FISH) ☆ 1. any of a large family (Centrarchidae) of North American, percoid, freshwater fishes, including the bluegill and black bass 2. OCEAN SUNFISH … English World dictionary
sunfish — /sun fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) sunfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) sunfishes. 1. the ocean sunfish, Mola mola. 2. any of various other fishes of the family Molidae. 3. any of several small, brightly colored, spiny… … Universalium
