Velarium Definition

və-lârē-əm
noun
In ancient Rome, a large awning over an amphitheater or theater.
Webster's New World

(zoology) The marginal membrane of certain medusae belonging to the Discophora.

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Origin of Velarium

  • Latin vēlārium from vēlum sail, sheet, curtain

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin, a covering.

    From Wiktionary

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