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- US Pronunciation
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- [sal-puh]
- /ˈsæl pə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sal-puh]
- /ˈsæl pə/
Definitions of salp word
- noun plural salp any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body. 1
- noun salp any of an order (Salpida, class Thaliacea) of free-swimming tunicates characterized by a barrel-shaped body ringed with muscle and open at both ends 0
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Origin of salp
First appearance:
before 1510 One of the 26% oldest English words
1510-20; < New Latin, special use of Latin salpa < Greek sálpē kind of fish
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Salp
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
salp popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
salp usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with salp
- what is a salp?