English edit

Etymology edit

Latin velifer, from Latin velum (sail) + fero (to bear), + -ous

Adjective edit

veliferous (not comparable)

  1. Having or bearing a sail.
    • 1841, Thomas Rymer Jones, A General Outline of the Animal Kingdom, page 443:
      With its veliferous arms thus firmly embracing its abode, the Argonaut has two modes of progression.