krill (kr l)n. pl. krill The collection of small marine crustaceans of the order Euphausiacea that are the principal food of baleen whales. [Norwegian kril, young fry of fish.] |
krill [krɪl]
n pl krill
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small shrimplike marine crustacean of the order Euphausiacea: the principal food of whalebone whales
[from Norwegian kril young fish]
| krill (krl) 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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| Noun | 1. | krill - shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales malacostracan crustacean - a major subclass of crustaceans Euphausiacea, order Euphausiacea - small commonly luminescent crustaceans; important element of marine plankton: krill Euphausia pacifica - food for jellyfish |
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