D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Salpa

/(săl"pȧ)/ · Sal·pa · IPA /ˈsælpə/
01 n. A genus of transparent, tubular, free-swimming oceanic tunicates found abundantly in all the warmer latitudes. See Illustration in Appendix.
pl. Salpae, Salpas ((săl"pē))
  1. 1.
    A genus of transparent, tubular, free-swimming oceanic tunicates found abundantly in all the warmer latitudes. See Illustration in Appendix.(Zool.)