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Veliger
Translation of "veliger" into Russian
veliger
Noun
UK
/ˈvɛlɪdʒə/
US
/ˈvɛlɪdʒɚ/
veliger
veligers pl
велигер
The veliger is a larval stage in the development of mollusks.
Велигер - это личиночная стадия в развитии моллюсков.
Definitions
veliger
Noun
UK
/ˈvɛlɪdʒə/
US
/ˈvɛlɪdʒɚ/
A larval stage of certain mollusks, characterized by the presence of a velum, which is a ciliated swimming organ.
The veliger stage is crucial for the dispersal of many marine mollusks.
veliger
Adjective
UK
/ˈvɛlɪdʒə/
US
/ˈvɛlɪdʒɚ/
Relating to or characteristic of the veliger stage of molluscan development.
Researchers measured veliger shell growth during the early larval period.