salp

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of the free-swimming tunicates of the order Salpida and its single family Salpidae.
    — 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.

词形变化

salps plural

词源

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