krill

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Pronunciation

IPA /kɹɪl/

Noun

krill noun

Any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca.

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Synonyms

shrimplike kirill euphausiacean euphausiid euphasiid crabeater microcrustacean whalefeed crab-eater seal brit crayfish zooplankton malacostracan macrocrustacean cranchid micronekton

Associated

capelin decapod squid raver baleen albatrosses crustacean minke barnacles phytoplankton plankton

Rhymes

shrill thrill trill skill ill instill brill bastille mill till

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