VELELLA


Meaning of VELELLA in English

— velellidous , adj.

/veuh lel"euh/ , n.

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

[ 1825-35; vel ( um ) sail + -ella -ELLA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .