genus salpa

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   type (perhaps sole) genus of the Salpidae

   Broaderchordate genus

   Part ofSalpidae

Questions about genus salpa

What does genus salpa mean?

genus salpa means "type (perhaps sole) genus of the Salpidae".

Is genus salpa a common word?

genus salpa is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.