English
Etymology
From Dutch word "kriel" for puny/tiny, applied to fish fry (in the sense of hatchlings); sometimes interpreted as "whale food".
Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪl|-ɪl
Noun
krill (Plural krill)
#any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca
#:Note: Among the most important species are the Antarctic krill Euphausia superba, and the Northern krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica.
Translations
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Japanese: ã�ªã�ã�¢ã�� (okiami)
Norwegian: krill
Russian: к�ил� (kril') m
Spanish: kril m
References
w:Euphausia superba|Wikipedia article on krill
http://www.ecoscope.com/krill
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Category:Crustaceans
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