"velella" meaning in All languages combined

See velella on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: velellas [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun}} velella (plural velellas)
  1. (zoology) Any of the genus Velella of free-floating marine protozoans in family Porpitidae. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Hydrozoans Synonyms: by-the-wind sailor Translations (a free-floating marine organism similar to a small jellyfish): vélelle [feminine] (French), barque de la Saint-Jean (Biarritz) [feminine] (French), katiahorere (Maori)

Verb [Phuthi]

Forms: -vélélla [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|bnt-phu|verb|head=-vélélla}} -vélélla, {{bnt-phu-verb|vélélla}} -vélélla
  1. to be in a good position/vantage point
    Sense id: en-velella-bnt-phu-verb-Gdil94H- Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Phuthi entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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