HyperDic: krill

English > 1 sense of the word krill:
NOUNanimalkrillshrimp-like planktonic crustaceans
krill > pronunciation
Soundskrih'l
RhymesAdvil ... zill: 103 rhymes with ihl...
English > krill: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningShrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales.
Member ofEuphausiacea, order Euphausiaceasmall commonly luminescent crustaceans
NarrowerEuphausia pacificaFood for jellyfish
Broadermalacostracan crustaceanA major subclass of crustaceans
Spanisheuphausiacea, krill, kril
Catalankrill

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