krill
pronunciation
How to pronounce krill in British English:
UK [krɪl]
How to pronounce krill in American English:
US [krɪl]
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- Noun:
- shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales
Word Origin
- krill (n.)
- 1907, from Norwegian kril "small fry of fish."
Example
- 1. No one thinks krill are yet endangered , but no one fully understands them .
- 2. If south georgia has a special dispensation , it is this river of krill .
- 3. The year 2004 was a poor krill year at south georgia , and 2009 has been a very bad one .
- 4. And overfishing of krill , a tiny crustacean that other marine life feed on , threatens the whole eco-system of the region .
- 5. A trend often masquerades as a cycle at the start , and evidence suggests that these scarce krill years may foreshadow a new south georgia .