ocean sunfish
noun
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.
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Also called headfish.
Origin of ocean sunfish
First recorded in 1620–30
Words nearby ocean sunfish
oceanologic, oceanology, ocean pout, Oceanside, Ocean Springs, ocean sunfish, Oceanus, Oceanus Procellarum, ocellar, ocellated, ocellated turkey
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