SALP

salp, salpa

(noun) minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

salp (plural salps)

Any of the free-swimming tunicates of the order Salpida and its single family Salpidae.

Synonyms

• salpa

Anagrams

• ALPs, APLS, APLs, ASPL, Alps, PALS, PALs, Pals, Plas, SPLA, alps, laps, pals, slap

Source: Wiktionary


Salp, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any species of Salpa, or of the family Salpidæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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