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veliger (vel'ijer) n. [L. velum, 

 velum ; gerere, to carry.] The 

 second stage in the larval life of 

 certain Molluscs when the head 

 bears the velum (zool.). 



vellus (veTus) n. [L. vellus, fleece.] 

 The stipe of a Fungus (hot.}. 



velum (ve'lum) n. [L. velum, cover- 

 ing.] Any membrane or structure 

 likened to a veil (anat.) ; in Hydro- 

 medusae and certain Jelly-fish the 

 annular membrane projecting in- 

 wards from the margin of the bell ; 

 a membrane in connection with 

 the buccal cavity in the Lancelet ; a 

 membrane-like structure bordering 

 the oral cavity of certain Ciliates ; 

 the larval swimming organ of the 

 veliger larva (zool.) ; a mass of 

 tissue stretching from the stipe to 

 the pileus in certain Thallophytes 

 (hot.}. 



velutinous (v&lu'tinus) a. [It. velluto, 

 velvet] Covered with very fine, 

 dense, short upright hairs (zool.). 



velvet (veTvet) n. [M.E. veluet, 

 velvet.] The soft and vascular 

 skin which covers the antlers of 

 Deer during growth, but is later 

 rubbed off by the animal (zool.). 



vena (ve'na) ., venae (ve'ne) plu. 

 [L. vena, vein.] Any of the vessels 

 by which the blood is carried from 

 the body to the heart (anat.). 



venation (vena'shun) n. [L. vena, 

 vein.] Nervation ; the system or 

 disposition of veins or nervures 

 (bot., zool.). 



venin (vSn'In) n. [L. venenum, 

 poison.] Any of the toxic sub- 

 stances in snake poison (phys.). 



venomosalivary (vgn'omosal'ivari) a. 

 [L. venenum, poison ; salivare, to 

 salivate.] Pert, or designating 

 salivary glands of which the se- 

 cretion is poisonous (zool.). 



venomous (vSn'omus) a. [L. ven- 

 enum, poison.] Having poison- 

 glands ; able to inflict a poison- 

 ous wound (zool.). 



venose (ve'nos) a. [L. vena, vein.] 

 With many and prominent veins 

 (bot.). 



venous (ve'nus) a. [L. vena, vein.] 

 Pert, vein ; applied to blood return- 

 ing to the heart after circulation 

 in the body (phys.). 



vent (v6nt) n. [L. finders, to cleave.] 

 The anus ; the cloacal or anal 

 aperture in the lower vertebrates 

 (zool.). 



vent feather, an under tail covert 

 feather (zool.). 



venter (veVtgr) n. [L. venter, 

 belly.] The abdomen ; lower ab- 

 dominal surface ; a protuberance, 

 as of a muscle ; a smooth concave 

 surface (anat.) ; the swollen basal 

 portion of an archegonium (bot.). 



ventral (v&n'tral) a. [L. venter, 

 belly.] Pert, or situated on the 

 lower or abdominal surface (zool.) ; 

 pert, or designating that surface 

 of a petal, etc., that faces the centre 

 or axis of the flower ; appl. lower 

 surface of flattened ribbon -like 

 thalli (bot.). 



ventricle (vfin'trikl) n. [L. ventri- 

 culus, dim. of venter, belly.] A 

 cavity or chamber, as in heart or 

 brain ; appl. fusiform fossa of 

 larynx (anat.) ; the gizzard of 

 Birds ; the mid-gut or chylific 

 ventricle of Insects (zool.). 



ventricose (vgn'trikos) a. [L. venter, 

 belly.] Swelling out in the middle, 

 or unequally ; appl. shells (zool.). 



ventricular (vgntrik'ular) a. [L. 

 ventriculus, belly.] Pert, a ven- 

 tricle ; appl. ligaments and folds 

 of the larynx ; appl. septum or 

 valves in heart (anat.). 



ventriculus (vfintrTk'ulus), see 

 ventricle. 



ventrodorsal (v6n'trod6r'sal) a. [L. 

 venter, belly ; dorsum, back.] Ex- 

 tending from ventral to dorsal 

 surface (zool.). 



ventrolateral (vgn'trolat'e'ral) a. [L. 

 venter, belly ; latus, side.] At the 

 side of the ventral region ; appl. 

 different structures in various 

 groups (zool.). 



venule (vgn'ul) n. [L. venula, dim. 

 of vena, vein.] A small vein of an 

 insect's wing (zool.). 



vermian (veYmian) a. [L. vennis, 

 worm.] Worm-like. 



vermicular (vgrmlk'ular) a. [L. 

 vermis, worm.] Resembling a 

 worm in appearance or movement 

 (zool.). 



vermiculate (vgrmik'ulat) a. [L. 

 vermis, worm.] Marked with 



