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salps

salps is the plural 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

Questions about salps

What is salps the plural of?
Salps is the plural of salp.

Words near salps in the dictionary

  1. salpingotomy
  2. salpingovariectomies
  3. salpingovariectomy
  4. salpinx
  5. salpinxes
  6. salps
  7. salpæ
  8. sals
  9. salsa
  10. salsa golf
  11. salsa roja

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