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velella

velella noun: velella velella, a free-floating marine protozoan of the monospecific genus Velella.

Noun

velella (plural velellas)

  1. Velella velella, a free-floating marine protozoan of the monospecific genus Velella.

Synonyms of velella

Forms of velella

pluralvelellas

Origin of velella

From the genus name.

Questions about velella

What does velella mean?
Velella means velella velella, a free-floating marine protozoan of the monospecific genus Velella.
What part of speech is velella?
Velella is a noun.
What is the plural of velella?
The plural of velella is velellas.

Words near velella in the dictionary

  1. veldtschoen
  2. veldtschoens
  3. veldtschoon
  4. veldtschoons
  5. vele
  6. velella
  7. velellas
  8. velellid
  9. velellids
  10. Velence
  11. veles

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