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salpa

/ˈsælpə/

salpa is the alternative form of salp.

Meaning of salp

Noun

salp (plural salps)

  1. Any of the free-swimming tunicates of the order Salpida and its single family Salpidae.
    • Salps are capable of self-propulsion, but for the most part, these translucent, gelatinous-looking animals float in mid-water going wherever the prevailing currents take them.[…]At times a number of buds are attached to one another in linked chains commonly called salp chains.1996, Marty Snyderman, Clay Wiseman, Guide to Marine Life: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, page 132
    Synonyms:
    salpa

Forms of salpa

pluralsalpas
pluralsalpae

Origin of salpa

Borrowed from New Latin, from Latin salpa, from Ancient Greek σάλπη (sálpē, “a species of fish”). Doublet of salp.

Words that rhyme with salpa

Questions about salpa

What is salpa the alternative form of?
Salpa is the alternative form of salp.
How do you pronounce salpa?
Salpa is pronounced /ˈsælpə/.

Words near salpa in the dictionary

  1. salouva
  2. salouvas
  3. Salovei
  4. Salovey
  5. salp
  6. salpa
  7. salpae
  8. salpas
  9. Salperton
  10. salphingectomy
  11. salpian

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