veliferous

V4E1L1I1F4E1R1O1U1S1

adjective

Having or bearing a sail.

OriginLatin velifer →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectiveveliferous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving or bearing a sail.

    With its veliferous arms thus firmly embracing its abode, the Argonaut has two modes of progression.

    1841, Thomas Rymer Jones, A General Outline of the Animal Kingdom, page 443

Origin

  1. Latinvelum“sail”
  2. Latinvelifer
  3. Englishveliferous

Latin velifer, from Latin velum (“sail”) + fero (“to bear”), + -ous. By surface analysis, vel(um) + -i- + -fer + -ous.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with veliferous

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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