ocean sunfish

noun

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ocean sunfish¹

First recorded in 1620–30

Example Sentences

Leatherback turtles, opah, and large numbers of ocean sunfish have been reported off Washington.

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