Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salp

/sælp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: salp
IPA: /sælp/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"Salps are capable of self-propulsion, but for the most part, these translucent, gelatinous-looking animals float in mid-water going wherever the prevailing currents take them.[…]At times a number of buds are attached to one another in linked chains commonly called salp chains."
"Observations of some species suggest that salps form spawning aggregations near the surface in the early morning, and that spawning is synchronized with chain release to maximize fertilization success."
"Lampetia has a rather undifferentiated larval stage (called Gastrodes) that parasitizes salps (Mortensen 1912; Komai 1922)."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: salpe, σᾰ́λπη

Inflected Forms

salps (plural)

Derived Forms

salpiform

Synonyms

salpa

Rhymes With

scalp palp halp

Questions

How do you pronounce salp?: The recorded pronunciation is /sælp/.
What does salp mean?: Any of the free-swimming tunicates of the order Salpida and its single family Salpidae.
Where does salp come from?: It is traced to French.

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