Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of Velellidæ.
- noun [lowercase] A member of this genus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any species of oceanic Siphonophora belonging to the genus Velella.
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- noun zoology Any of the
genus Velella of free-floatingmarine protozoans .
Etymologies
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Examples
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We also spotted several Velella velella, also known as the By-the-wind sailors, which is an awesome little sea creature that has a small oval sail so it can use the winds to travel the seas.
Laurie David: E-Mails From the Great Pacific Garbage Patch 2009
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They were velella vellella - a hydroid similar to a jellyfish, with the common name of "By-the-wind-sailor".
Science 2009
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They were velella vellella - a hydroid similar to a jellyfish, with the common name of "By-the-wind-sailor".
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They were velella vellella - a hydroid similar to a jellyfish, with the common name of "By-the-wind-sailor".
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They were velella vellella - a hydroid similar to a jellyfish, with the common name of "By-the-wind-sailor".
December 2008 2008
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Or it may be that the whelk has chosen this quiet nook to deposit her leathery eggs; or young barnacles, periwinkles, and limpets are growing up among the green and brown tangles, while the far-sailing velella and the stay-at-home sea-squirts, together with a variety of other sea-animals, find a nursery and shelter in their youth in this quiet harbor of rest.
Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky Various 1880
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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, Volume 2 George Grey 1855
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Velella velella, or Purple sails are another odd delight in spring.
Oregon Coast Travel, Tourism, Science, Entertainment News - Breaking News from the Oregon Coast 2010
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One of these is the striking velella velella, also called purple Sails.
Oregon Coast Travel, Tourism, Science, Entertainment News - Breaking News from the Oregon Coast 2010
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Of the submitted sightings, 85% referred to the most common jellyfish species in local waters - the mauve stinger - whilst other species sighted by the public include the bluish by-the-wind-sailor (Velella velella), the last sighting and the Portuguese man o 'war.
timesofmalta.com 2010
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