About The Word Velella
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Velella
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What's The Definition Of Velella?Synonyms | Synonyms for Velella: Related Terms | Find terms related to Velella: See Also | Velella In Webster's Dictionary \Ve*lel"la\, n. [NL., dim. from L. velum a veil, a
sail.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any species of oceanic Siphonophora belonging to the genus
{Velella}.
Note: These creatures are brilliantly colored and float at
the surface of the sea. They have an oblong, disklike
body, supported by a thin chitinous plate, from which
rises a thin diagonal crest which acts as a sail. The
feeding and reproductive zooids hang down from the
under side of the disk.
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