HyperDic: order_euphausiacea

English > 1 sense of the expression order Euphausiacea:
NOUNanimalorder Euphausiacea, Euphausiaceasmall commonly luminescent crustaceans
English > order Euphausiacea: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall commonly luminescent crustaceans; important element of marine plankton: krill.
SynonymEuphausiacea
Member ofMalacostraca, subclass Malacostracalargest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial / terrestrial crustaceans
MembersEuphausia pacificaFood for jellyfish
krillShrimp-like planktonic crustaceans
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals
Spanisheufausiáceos
Catalaneufausiacis, Euphausiacea, Krill

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