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salp
salp
[
salp
]
(
plural
salps
)
or
sal·pa
[
sálpə
]
(
plural
sal·pae
[
sálpee
]
or
sal·pas
)
noun
Definition:
tiny ocean animal:
a tiny free-swimming organism
tunicate
that has a transparent barrel-shaped body. Native to: warm seas. Genus
Salpa
.
[
Mid-19th century. Via French< modern Latin
salpa
, < Greek
salpē
"fish"
]
sal·pi·form
[
sálpə fàwrm
]
adjective
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sal·pi·form [ sálpə fàwrm ] adjective
