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krill

krill

English

An Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba.

Noun

krill ‎(plural krill or krills)

  1. any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca.

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Noun

krill m (plural krills or krill)

  1. krill (small marine crustacean of the class Malacostraca)

Etymology

From Dutch kriel ‎(“puny/tiny”), applied to fish fry (in the sense of hatchlings); sometimes interpreted as "whale food".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɹɪl/
  • Rhymes: -ɪl

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