velella

[vuh-lel-uh]

ve·lel·la

[vuh-lel-uh]
noun
a floating colony of hydrozoans of the genus Velella, having a vertical crest that is used as a sail.

Origin:
1825–35; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to Latin vēl(um) sail + -ella -ella

ve·lel·li·dous, adjective
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Velella is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
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