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mol•ly

Pronunciation: (mol'ē), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -lies.
any of certain livebearing freshwater fishes of the genus Mollienisia, popular in home aquariums.

Mol•ly

Pronunciation: (mol'ē), [key]
—pl. -lies. Trademark.
a brand of expansion bolt having a split, sleevelike sheath threaded at one end so that when inserted snugly into masonry the turning of the bolt draws the ends of the sheath together, thus spreading the sides.

Mol•ly

Pronunciation: (mol'ē), [key]
—n.
a female given name, form of Mary or Milicent.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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