mola

英 ['məʊlə] 美
  • n. 翻车鲀
  • n. (Mola)人名;(意、西、塞、土、乍、埃塞)莫拉

畅通词汇

中文词源


mola 翻车鱼

来自拉丁语mola,磨石,石磨,词源同molar,mill,mallet.因这种鱼形似一个大石磨而得名。

英文词源


mola (n.1)
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).