moloid

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moloid

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A species in the Molidae subfamily, which includes molas and ocean sunfish. The moloids are without pelvis or ribs; they have the body truncated behind, the caudal region aborted, and the jaws without median sutures.

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not comparable Relating to the Molidae subfamily. geph-y'ro-cer"cal. […] Having the caudal fin formed by the dorsal and anal uniting over the aborted axis of the body, as in moloid sunfishes.

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@misc{moloid_2026,
  title = {moloid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moloid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}