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mola (n.1)
[mola 词源字典]
type of fish, 1670s, from Latin
mola
, literally "millstone" (see
molar
). So called because of the fish's shape and rough skin.
[mola etymology, mola origin, 英语词源]
mola (n.2)
"false conception," c. 1600, from Latin
mola
"false conception," from earlier sense "salt cake;" literally "millstone" (see
molar
).