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Look up: Krill

  1. Krill
    Krill is a malacostraca.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. krill
    [n] - shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. krill
    noun shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  4. Krill
    `Krill` are shrimp-like marine invertebrate animals. These small crustaceans are important organisms of the zooplankton, particularly as food for baleen whales, manta rays, whale sharks, crabeater seals and other seals, and a few seabird species that feed almost exclusively on them. Another name is `euphausiids`, after their taxonomic order `Euphausiacea`. The name `krill` comes from the Norwegian word meaning `young fry of fish,` which is also o...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krill

  5. krill
    any member of the crustacean suborder Euphausiacea or of the genus Euphausia within that suborder. The name is sometimes also used to refer to ... [8 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/k/52

  6. Krill
    small crustaceans, similar to shrimp, that make up a very large amount of the biomass in the oceans and are a very important part of marine food webs. Krill are found in huge masses in polar waters and are the main food for baleen whales.
    Found on http://www.coml.org/edu/glossary/g1.htm

  7. krill
    krill: see crustacean.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09153


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