mola
mola — 名詞
1. In biological classification, the genus within the fish family Molidae that incl
翻車魨屬
翻車魚所屬的魚類分類屬
In biological classification, the genus within the fish family Molidae that includes the ocean sunfish Mola mola and its closest relatives.
The genus Mola contains only three living species found in tropical seas.
翻車魨屬目前僅有三種現生物種，分布在熱帶海域。
genus Mola + three species — limited taxonomic group
Élise studies how the genus Mola evolved its unusual round body shape.
Élise 研究翻車魨屬如何演化出獨特的圓形身體。
Scientists classify the ocean sunfish under the genus Mola alongside two close relatives.
科學家將翻車魚歸類於翻車魨屬，另有兩種近親物種同屬此屬。
Linnaeus first described the genus Mola in his 1758 classification of the animal kingdom.
林奈在 1758 年的動物分類著作中首次描述了翻車魨屬。
文法句型
the genus + Mola (scientific name)
用法筆記
This sense is a scientific taxonomic term used in biology contexts such as textbooks, research papers, and museum displays. In everyday conversation, speakers are more likely to say 'ocean sunfish' or simply 'sunfish' instead of 'mola.'
常見錯誤
2. A large, round-bodied ocean fish with tall fins, belonging to the genus Mola and
翻車魚
體型扁圓的大型海洋魚類
A large, round-bodied ocean fish with tall fins, belonging to the genus Mola and found in warm waters around the world.
A mola can reach over three metres across and weigh more than a small car.
翻車魚可以長到三公尺以上，重量超過一部小型汽車。
size description — enormous body dimensions
Yael spotted a mola near the surface, letting seabirds pick parasites off its skin.
Yael 看到一條翻車魚靠近水面，讓海鳥啄食牠皮膚上的寄生蟲。
basking behaviour at surface — cleaning symbiosis with birds
The aquarium's mola swims slowly past the viewing window, drawing crowds of visitors every day.
水族館的翻車魚慢慢游過觀景窗，每天都吸引大批遊客駐足觀看。
Fishermen near the coast sometimes catch a mola by accident in their nets.
沿海的漁民有時會在漁網中意外捕到翻車魚。
- ocean sunfish
The most common everyday name for this fish; 'mola' is the scientific term used more in biology contexts.
- sunfish
A shorter form, but can be confusing — in North America 'sunfish' often refers to small freshwater fish such as bluegills.
- Mola mola
The scientific species name for the best-known member of the genus; used precisely when distinguishing individual species.
文法句型
a + mola
the + mola
molas (plural)