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Salp (Noun)

Meaning

Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Examples

  • Salps are often found in large colonies, giving the appearance of a singular large organism.
  • Their transparent bodies play a crucial role in the salps' ability to capture small prey particles.
  • During the larval stage of their development, salps go through a dramatic shift from bilateral to radial symmetry.
  • These unusual creatures are thought to be one of the fastest-growing multicellular animals on Earth, with some salps growing up to 10 times larger in just a few hours.
  • Ocean currents often transport large groups of salps to new areas where they can rapidly establish new colonies.

Synonyms

  • Salpa

Hypernyms

  • Urochord
  • Urochordate
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