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krill - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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Noun
krill (plural krill or krills)
- Any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca.
- ✤ “This science relates to krill and krill ecosystems, whale acoustic monitoring and Southern Ocean ecosystems,” the spokesperson said.1
- (slang) Crack cocaine.
- ✤ Instead she wanna hear the beatbox/Take pills and make fake krills as sheetrock2
Etymology
From Norwegian kril (“fry of fish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /kɹɪl/
- Audio (Southern England): 🔊
- Rhymes: -ɪl
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