Look up: Krill

1. krill
   [n] - shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans
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2. krill
   noun shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales
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3. 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]
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4. Krill
   Shrimplike crustaceans occurring in huge numbers in the open seas, and eaten by baleen whales.
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5. Krill
   Tiny, shrimp-like animals that are the main food of many whales and marine animals.
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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.
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7. krill
   krill: see crustacean.
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8. Krill
   Krill is a crustacean of the sub-class Malacostraca.
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9. krill
   Any of several Antarctic crustaceans, the most common species being Euphausia superba. Similar to a shrimp, it is up to 5 cm/2 in long, with two antennae, five pairs of legs, seven pairs of light organs along the body, and is coloured orange above and green beneath. It is the most abundant animal, numbering perhaps 600 trilli...
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10. krill
    shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; an abundant and major food source for Antarctic animals such as whales, fish, and penguins.
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11. Krill
    `Krill` is the common name given to the order `Euphausiacea` of shrimp-like marine crustaceans. Also known as `euphausiids`, these small invertebrates are found in all oceans of the world. The common name krill comes from the krill--> meaning "young Fry (biology)|fry of fish"...
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