Meanings
plural veligers
- biologyThe planktonic larva of many kinds of marine and freshwater gastropod molluscs, as well as most bivalve molluscs.
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In 2025, state officials reported veligers in Long Lake, DeMontreville Lake, and Olson Lake, a connected trio of lakes near Pine Springs, after previously documenting adult mussels in Long Lake. Later that summer, Cedar Lake in Scott County and Big Marine Lake in Washington County were also listed as infested following the discovery of larvae in water samples and zebra mussels attached to equipment and watercraft.
2026 February 16, Wayne Hall, “Zebra Mussels Confirmed in Tanners Lake, Threatening Recreation in Twin Cities Metro”, in The Traveler, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2026
Origin
- Latinvēliger“sail-bearing”
- Englishveliger
Borrowed from Latin vēliger (“sail-bearing”).
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Polish weliger, żeglarek
- weligerplanktonic larva of many kinds of marine and freshwater gastropod molluscs, as well as most bivalve molluscs
- żeglarekplanktonic larva of many kinds of marine and freshwater gastropod molluscs, as well as most bivalve molluscs
Cite this entry
veliger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veliger
“veliger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veliger. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “veliger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veliger.
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