velum

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The larva for a time swims freely in the sea-water, having a circlet of cilia round the body in front of the mouth, forming the velum.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various

It dips into the fissures between the convolutions, and a wide prolongation, named velum interpositum, lies in the interior of the cerebrum.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

There are about 90 tentacles, which are long and slender, the velum at their base being narrow and almost straight.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson

Head broad, surrounded by a funnel-shaped velum or hood; no radula; dorsal appendages foliaceous.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

These veins pass along the centre of the velum, and, as is shown in fig.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various