salp

Meanings

• noun

  A type of small, schooling fish found in the Atlantic Ocean, particularly in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.

  - "The salp is a common fish in the North Sea."
  - "During their migration, salps form large shoals."

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Synonyms

salpa

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Variants

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salp , salpa , salpae , salpas , salps

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Etymology

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From Old English selpe, selpefisk, meaning 'herring' or 'small fish'.

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Trivia

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1. The salp is the only fish that has a transparent intestine.

2. Salps have a unique method of feeding by trapping water in their mouths and filtering out plankton.

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Related Concepts

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1. Sardines: Both salps and sardines are small, oily fish commonly found in the Atlantic Ocean.

2. Herring: Both salps and herring are small, schooling fish found in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.

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Culture

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In Norse mythology, the salp was believed to be a sacred fish, and its bones were used in divination.

How to Memorize "salp"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a small, silver fish swimming in a shoal.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'salp' with 'school of fish'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the acronym S-A-L-P: Small, silver, shoaling fish.

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