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moloids

moloids is the plural of moloid.

Meaning of moloid

Noun

moloid (plural moloids)

  1. 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.1890, “Molidea, n. pl.”, in William Dwight Whitney, editor, The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language […], volume IV, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 3825...

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Questions about moloids

What is moloids the plural of?
Moloids is the plural of moloid.

Words near moloids in the dictionary

  1. Molof
  2. Mologa
  3. molohiya
  4. moloi
  5. moloid
  6. moloids
  7. molois
  8. Molok
  9. Molokai
  10. Molokan
  11. Molokane

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