velella
Americannoun
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Origin of velella
1825–35; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin vēl ( um ) sail + -ella -ella
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Velella velella, commonly known as by-the-wind sailors and closely related to the Portuguese man o' war, have been spotted on St Bees beach in recent weeks.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Velella velella, commonly known as by-the-wind sailors and closely related to the Portuguese man o' war, have been spotted on beaches across Anglesey, Gwynedd and Tenby.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Anya Stajner put Velella velella under a microscope.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024
A 2021 paper from researchers at the University of Washington found a third variable that appears to correlate with more velella sightings: unusually high sea surface temperatures.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024
As the barnacles grew larger, the remains of the velella changed into large excrescences, half the size of a walnut.
From Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 by George Grey
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