Salpa

//ˈsælpə// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of salp. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end wordnet

Synonyms

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salpsalp

Etymology

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

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