SALP


Meaning of SALP in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' salp

Variant: also sal · pa \ ' sal-p ə \

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a kind of deep-sea fish, from Greek salp ē

Date: 1835

: any of various transparent barrel-shaped or fusiform free-swimming tunicates (class Thaliacea) abundant in warm seas

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