# veliger

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The planktonic larva of many kinds of marine and freshwater gastropod molluscs, as well as most bivalve molluscs.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vēliger (“sail-bearing”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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