Salp
noun, plural salpas, salpae
[sal-pee] /ˈsæl pi/ (Show IPA)
1.
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
noun (pl) -pas, -pae (-piː)
1.
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)
Read Also:
- Salpa
noun, plural salpas, salpae [sal-pee] /ˈsæl pi/ (Show IPA) 1. any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body. noun (pl) -pas, -pae (-piː) 1. any of various minute floating animals of the genus Salpa, of warm oceans, having a transparent barrel-shaped body with openings at either end: […]
- Salpicon
noun 1. a mixture of chopped fish, meat, or vegetables in a sauce, used as fillings for croquettes, pastries, etc
- Salpiglossis
/ˌsælpɪˈɡlɒsɪs/ noun 1. any solanaceous plant of the Chilean genus Salpiglossis, some species of which are cultivated for their bright funnel-shaped flowers
- Salping-
1. a combining form representing salpinx, in compound words: salpingotomy. adjective, combining form 1. indicating the Fallopian tubes: salpingo-oophorectomy salpingo- or salping- pref. Salpinx: salpingitis.
- Salpingectomy
[sal-pin-jek-tuh-mee] /ˌsæl pɪnˈdʒɛk tə mi/ noun, plural salpingectomies. Surgery. 1. excision of the Fallopian tube. salpingectomy /ˌsælpɪnˈdʒɛktəmɪ/ noun (pl) -mies 1. surgical removal of a Fallopian tube salpingectomy sal·pin·gec·to·my (sāl’pĭn-jěk’tə-mē) n. Surgical removal of the fallopian tube. Also called tubectomy.