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salp

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /sælp/
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  • rhymes with -ælp

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: salpa

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tunicate, urochordate, urochord

History

Etymology

From French salpe, from Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπη (sắlpē, “porgy”). Doublet of salpa.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: salpa — free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa
  • Dutch: salp — free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa
  • Finnish: salpa — free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa
  • German: Salpe — free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa
  • Hungarian: szalpa — free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa
  • Italian: salpa — free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa
  • Korean: 살파 (salpa) — free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa
  • Malay: salpa — free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa
  • Navajo: jélii łóóʼ daʼhólzhaʼígíí — free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa
  • Portuguese: salpa — free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa