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molly

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mol·ly also mol·lie  (ml)
n. pl. mol·lies
Any of several tropical and subtropical live-bearing fishes of the genus Poecilia or Mollienesia, commonly kept in aquariums.
[From New Latin Mollienesia, former genus name, after Comte François Nicolas Mollien (1758-1850), French politician.]
molly1
n pl -lies
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any brightly coloured tropical or subtropical American freshwater cyprinodont fish of the genus Mollienisia
[from New Latin Mollienisia, from Comte F. N. Mollien (1758-1850), French statesman]
molly2
n pl -lies
Irish informal an effeminate, weak, or cowardly boy or man
[perhaps from Molly, pet name for Mary]
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Noun1.mollymolly - popular aquarium fish                
mollie
live-bearer, poeciliid, poeciliid fish, topminnow - small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control
genus Mollienesia, Mollienesia - mollies


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Now, though Molly was, as we have said, generally thought a very fine girl, and in reality she was so, yet her beauty was not of the most amiable kind.
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" Or again:- - "The brats, my girls, stand on each side of the table, and Molly says what I am writing now is about her new coat.
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I might tell the Squire how his handsome son was married to that nice young woman, Molly Farren, and was very unhappy because he couldn't live with his drunken wife, and I should slip into your place as comfortable as could be.
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