veliferous
English
Etymology
Latin velifer, from Latin velum (“sail”) + fero (“to bear”), + -ous
Adjective
veliferous (not comparable)
- Having or bearing a sail.
- 1841, Thomas Rymer Jones, A General Outline of the Animal Kingdom (page 443)
- With its veliferous arms thus firmly embracing its abode, the Argonaut has two modes of progression.
- 1841, Thomas Rymer Jones, A General Outline of the Animal Kingdom (page 443)