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Velella
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Ve`lel´la
n.1.(Zool.) Any species of oceanic Siphonophora belonging to the genus Velella.
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David Waines of the Blue Reef Aquarium in Newquay, Cornwall, which identified the creatures, said: "If prevailing winds change direction, by-the-wind sailors may wash up on beaches in great numbers.
Thousands of jellyfish washed up; SEASIDE by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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