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veliger

noun
ve·​li·​ger | \ ˈvē-lə-jər How to pronounce veliger (audio) , ˈve- How to pronounce veliger (audio) \

Definition of veliger

: a larval mollusk in the stage when it has developed the velum

Examples of veliger in a Sentence

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 They were transported to new areas as adults that had attached to the hulls or outside of engines of recreational boats or as microscopic larvae - veligers - hiding in bilge, live wells or other water-holding areas of boats. — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, "Boaters key to slowing invasive species," 3 Mar. 2018 Their microscopic larvae, called veligers, reached the United States by way of the Great Lakes in the late 1980s, probably as stowaways inside a freighter's ballast tanks. — OregonLive.com, "At Columbia River's doorstep, an uneasy lookout for invasive mussels," 10 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of veliger

1877, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for veliger

velum + -i- + Latin -ger "carrying, wearing," nominal derivative of gerere "to carry, wear, perform" — more at jest

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