mola

• n. 翻車魨
• n. (Mola)人名；(意、西、塞、土、乍、埃塞)莫拉

來自拉丁語mola,磨石，石磨，詞源同molar,mill,mallet.因這種魚形似一個大石磨而得名。

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).