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sunfish
CIDE DICTIONARY
sunfish, n.
A very large oceanic plectognath fish (Mola mola , Mola rotunda , or Orthagoriscus mola ) having a broad body and a truncated tail. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sunfish, n. any of various almost spherical fish, esp. a large ocean fish, Mola mola.
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