velums
English
Noun
velums
- plural of velum
- 1970, Linguistic Inquiry (page 319)
- The neonates observed by Truby and his associates (1965) kept their velums open during their cries for the first three days of life and thereafter closed their velums during their cries.
- 1997, John A. Snyder, How to Prepare for the GRE Biology (page 265)
- Polyp stage reduced or absent; medusae without velums.
- 1970, Linguistic Inquiry (page 319)
Usage notes
- Significantly less common than vela.
Anagrams
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