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n. (Zool.) Any species of Salpa, or of the family Salpidae. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. L. Salpae E. Salpas [ NL.: cf. L. salpa a kind of stockfish. ] (Zool.) A genus of transparent, tubular, free-swimming oceanic tunicates found abundantly in all the warmer latitudes. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Each species exists in two distinct forms, one of which lives solitary, and produces, by budding from an internal organ, a series of the other kind. These are united together, side by side, so as to form a chain, or cluster, often of large size. Each of the individuals composing the chain carries a single egg, which develops into the solitary kind. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. salpicon, Sp. salpicon. ] Chopped meat, bread, etc., used to stuff legs of veal or other joints; stuffing; farce. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Zool.) A salpa. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Salpinx, and -itis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the salpinx. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a trumpet. ] (Old Anat.) The Eustachian tube, or the Fallopian tube. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. transalpinus; trans across, beyond + Alpinus Alpine, from Alpes the Alps: cf. F. transalpin. ] Being on the farther side of the Alps in regard to Rome, that is, on the north or west side of the Alps; of or pertaining to the region or the people beyond the Alps; as, transalpine Gaul; -- opposed to cisalpine. “ Transalpine garbs.” Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]