krill

[ kril ]

noun,plural krill.
  1. any of the small, pelagic, shrimplike crustaceans of the family Euphausiidae, eaten as food by certain whales.

Origin of krill

1
First recorded in 1905–10, krill is from the Norwegian word kril young fry (of fish)

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British Dictionary definitions for krill

krill

/ (krɪl) /


nounplural krill
  1. any small shrimplike marine crustacean of the order Euphausiacea : the principal food of whalebone whales

Origin of krill

1
C20: from Norwegian kril young fish

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Scientific definitions for krill

krill

[ krĭl ]


  1. Small crustaceans that float in the ocean in huge numbers and are one of the most important parts of zooplankton. Krill are the main food of baleen whales.

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