"salp" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sælp/ Forms: salps [plural]
Etymology: From French salpe, from Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπη (sắlpē, “porgy”). Doublet of salpa. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|salpe}} French salpe, {{der|en|grc|σᾰ́λπη|t=porgy}} Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπη (sắlpē, “porgy”), {{dbt|en|salpa}} Doublet of salpa Head templates: {{en-noun}} salp (plural salps)
  1. Any of the free-swimming tunicates of the order Salpida and its single family Salpidae. Wikipedia link: salp Categories (lifeform): Chordates Synonyms: salpa Translations (free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa): salpa [feminine] (Catalan), salp [feminine] (Dutch), salpa (Finnish), Salpe [feminine] (German), salpa [feminine] (Italian), 살파 (salpa) (Korean), jélii łóóʼ daʼhólzhaʼígíí (Navajo), salpa [feminine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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