Definitions

1. noun

A type of large, wingless sea bird, specifically the mola mola, a species of ocean sunfish.

“The scuba diver saw a mola floating near the shipwreck.”

2. noun

In zoology, the mola is also a term for a type of primitive, egg-laying mammal.

“Fossil evidence suggests that the early mammal was a type of mola.”

3. noun

In the context of a mola in Latin American and South American folklore, it is a mythical creature or a female spirit with magical powers.

“In the local legend, the mola is said to have healing powers.”