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veliger

Main Entry:: ve·li·ger
Pronunciation:: \ˈvē-lə-jər, ˈve-\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: New Latin, from velum + -ger bearing, from gerere to bear
Date:: 1877

: a larval mollusk in the stage when it has developed the velum

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