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Labrus vetula
Seawife Sea"wife`, n.; pl. Seawives. (Zo["o]l.) A European wrasse (Labrus vetula).
Ortalis vetula
Chachalaca Cha`cha*la"ca, n. [Native name, prob. given in imitation of its cry.] (Zo["o]l.) The Texan guan (Ortalis vetula). [written also chiacalaca.]
Saurothera vetula
Rain Rain, n. [OF. rein, AS. regen; akin to OFries. rein, D. & G. regen, OS. & OHG. regan, Icel., Dan., & Sw. regn, Goth. rign, and prob. to L. rigare to water, to wet; cf. Gr. ? to wet, to rain.] Water falling in drops from the clouds; the descent of water from the clouds in drops. Rain is water by the heat of the sun divided into very small parts ascending in the air, till, encountering the cold, it be condensed into clouds, and descends in drops. --Ray. Fair days have oft contracted wind and rain. --Milton. Note: Rain is distinguished from mist by the size of the drops, which are distinctly visible. When water falls in very small drops or particles, it is called mist; and fog is composed of particles so fine as to be not only individually indistinguishable, but to float or be suspended in the air. See Fog, and Mist. Rain band (Meteorol.), a dark band in the yellow portion of the solar spectrum near the sodium line, caused by the presence of watery vapor in the atmosphere, and hence sometimes used in weather predictions. Rain bird (Zo["o]l.), the yaffle, or green woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.] The name is also applied to various other birds, as to Saurothera vetula of the West Indies. Rain fowl (Zo["o]l.), the channel-bill cuckoo (Scythrops Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]) of Australia. Rain gauge, an instrument of various forms measuring the quantity of rain that falls at any given place in a given time; a pluviometer; an ombrometer. Rain goose (Zo["o]l.), the red-throated diver, or loon. [Prov. Eng.] Rain prints (Geol.), markings on the surfaces of stratified rocks, presenting an appearance similar to those made by rain on mud and sand, and believed to have been so produced. Rain quail. (Zo["o]l.) See Quail, n., 1. Rain water, water that has fallen from the clouds in rain.

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- up vetula in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vetula means "old woman" in Latin connotation being more like witch than other and may refer to: Vetula, a...
- The Queen Triggerfish (Balistes vetula) is a large triggerfish species found in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Its body coloration ranges from steel grey...
- mollyhawk – particularly the juveniles, or by its Māori name karoro). L. d. vetula (known as the Cape gull) is a subspecies occurring around Southern Africa...
- Mammillaria vetula, the thimble cactus, is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae. It is endemic to the Mexican states of Hidalgo, Guanajuato...
- The plain chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) is a large bird in the chachalaca, guan and cur****ow family Cracidae. It breeds in tropical and subtropical environments...
- Microgaza vetula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. The size of the s**** attains 7 mm. This species occurs...
- Paraloricaria vetula is a species of armored catfish found in the La Plata Basin of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. This species grows to a length of 55...
- Phyllophaga vetula is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It lives in Central America and North America. "Phyllophaga vetula Report"....
- Pareiorhaphis vetula is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the headwaters of the Doce River...
- The queen parrotfish (Scarus vetula) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is found on reefs in the tropical...