Salp
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noun.
Any of various pelagic tunicates of the order Salpida, having a translucent, somewhat flattened, barrel-shaped body.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A species of
Salpa
; one of the
Salpidæ
; a salpian.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Any species of Salpa, or of the family
Salpidæ
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
Any of a group of free-swimming
tunicates
of the genus Salpa
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end
Word Usage
"Oh, and the strange pram bugs that occupy salp tests…never mind, you need to read them all."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
tunicate
urochord
urochordate
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
salpa