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单词 velella
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velella

[ vuh-lel-uh ]
/ vəˈlɛl ə /

noun

a floating colony of hydrozoans of the genus Velella, having a vertical crest that is used as a sail.

Origin of velella

1825–35; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin vēl(um) sail + -ella-ella

OTHER WORDS FROM velella

ve·lel·li·dous, adjective

Words nearby velella

Velcro, veld, Velde, veldskoen, veldt, velella, veleta, velic, veliger, Velikiye Luki, velitation
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Example sentences from the Web for velella

  • Thus in Velella free medusae are produced, which have been described as an independent genus of medusae, Chrysomitra.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various
  • I kept one specimen, to show old and young barnacles attached to the same Velella.

    Journals Of Two Expeditions Of Discovery In North-West And Western Australia, Vol. 2 (of 2)|George Grey
  • A Velella also was caught in the open bay: this is the first which has been observed in so high a latitude.

    A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2|Otto von Kotzebue
  • As the barnacles grew larger, the remains of the velella changed into large excrescences, half the size of a walnut.

    Journals Of Two Expeditions Of Discovery In North-West And Western Australia, Vol. 2 (of 2)|George Grey
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