Main Entry:

mol·ly

Variant(s):

also mol·lie \ˈmä-lē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural mollies

Etymology:

by shortening from New Latin Mollienisia, former genus name, from Comte François North Mollien †1850 French statesman

Date:

circa 1933

: any of several brightly colored tropical live-bearers (genus Poecilia) highly valued as aquarium fishes