velifer

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noun

Any of two species of fish that make up the family Veliferidae: a spinyfin velifer (Metavelifer multiradiatus) and a sailfin velifer (Vellifer hypselopterus)

OriginLatin vēl(um) →
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Meanings

nounvelifer (plural velifers)

plural velifers

  1. Any of two species of fish that make up the family Veliferidae: a spinyfin velifer (Metavelifer multiradiatus) and a sailfin velifer (Vellifer hypselopterus)

Origin

  1. Latinvēl(um)“sail, curtain”
  2. Englishvelifer

From Latin vēl(um) (“sail, curtain”) + -i- + -fer.

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APA

velifer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velifer

MLA

“velifer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velifer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “velifer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velifer.

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