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/shahrp"tayl'/a fish, Masturus lanceolatus, related to the ocean sunfish but having a pointed tail. Also called headfish.[SHARP + TAIL1]
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sharptail mola — noun caudal fin has a central projection • Syn: ↑Mola lanceolata • Hypernyms: ↑ocean sunfish, ↑sunfish, ↑mola, ↑headfish * * * /shahrp tayl / a fish, Masturus lanceolatus, related to the ocean sunfish but having a pointed tail. Also called … Useful english dictionary
mola — mola1 /moh leuh/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) mola, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) molas. any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas. Cf. ocean sunfish. [1595 1605; < L: millstone;… … Universalium
mola — 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: ↑ocean sunfish, ↑sunfish, ↑headfish • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Mola lanceolata — noun caudal fin has a central projection • Syn: ↑sharptail mola • Hypernyms: ↑ocean sunfish, ↑sunfish, ↑mola, ↑headfish … Useful english dictionary
headfish — 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: ↑ocean sunfish, ↑sunfish, ↑mola • Hypernyms: ↑plectognath,… … Useful english dictionary
Molidae — Molid redirects here. For the Romanian village, see Vama, Suceava. Molas or ocean sunfishes Ocean sunfish, Mola mola Scientific classification … Wikipedia
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
headfish — /hed fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) headfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) headfishes. 1. See ocean sunfish. 2. See sharptail mola. [1835 45, Amer.; HEAD + FISH] * * * … Universalium
List of fishes of India — This is a list of the fish species found in India and is based on FishBase. [Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2006.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. [http://www.fishbase.org] , version (05/2006)] AlbuliformesAlbulidae… … Wikipedia
