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Noun: krill  kril
  1. Shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales
    "Krill form a crucial part of the Antarctic food web"

Type of: malacostracan crustacean

Part of: Euphausiacea, order Euphausiacea

Encyclopedia: Krill