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salpa

sal·pa
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sal-puh]
    • /ˈsæl pə/
    • /sˈalpə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sal-puh]
    • /ˈsæl pə/

Definitions of salpa word

  • noun plural salpa any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body. 1
  • noun salpa any of various minute floating animals of the genus Salpa, of warm oceans, having a transparent barrel-shaped body with openings at either end: class Thaliacea, subphylum Tunicata (tunicates) 0

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Origin of salpa

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

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Parts of speech for Salpa

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

salpa 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.
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