salpa

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/ˈsælpə/

A form of salp — Any of the free-swimming tunicates of the order Salpida and its single family Salpidae.

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OriginLatin salpa ← Ancient Greek σάλπη →
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Meanings

nounsalpa (plural salpas or salpae)

plural salpas · plural salpae

  1. alternativeAlternative form of salp.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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tunicateurochordateurochord
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salp

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσάλπη“a species of fish”
  2. Latinsalpa
  3. Englishsalpa

Borrowed from New Latin, from Latin salpa, from Ancient Greek σάλπη (sálpē, “a species of fish”). Doublet of salp.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with salpa

TegucigalpacatalpatalpakalpaMatagalpaPucallpa
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Anagrams

palaspalsaplaas
Cite this entry
APA

salpa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salpa

MLA

“salpa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salpa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salpa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salpa.

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