vela

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(vē′lə)

noun

  1. velum
  2. a constellation in the S Milky Way between Carina and Antlia

Origin: ModL < L: see veil

See vela in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Plural of velum.

noun
A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Pyxis and Carina.

Origin:

Origin: Latin vēla

Origin: , pl. of vēlum, a covering

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