VELIGER


Meaning of VELIGER in English

[ 'vi:lɪdʒə ]

■ noun Zoology the final larval stage of certain molluscs, having two ciliated flaps for swimming and feeding.

Origin

C19: from velum + L. -ger 'bearing'.

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