krill
krill
Definition
krill (kril)
noun pl. krill
any of an order (Euphausiacea) of small, pelagic, shrimplike malacostracan crustaceans, the main food of baleen whales
Etymology: Norw kril, young fry (of fish)
krill
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- eat: Of course, the fact that seals eat krill is not new.
- find: So in 21 of the 56 stations we have found krill and have caught some in our nets.
- call: The moment the game begins, you're in a starship defending a war-torn planet Earth from a ravaging alien race called the krill.
- show: Analysis of 2 mesoscale data sets showed that krill, rather than food or environmental factors, were most strongly implicated in copepod distribution.
- study: As well as being useful for interpreting the behavior of the seal, these pictures will also be interesting in studying the krill themselves.
- count: Krill TV We count krill using an echosounder mounted in the hull of the ship.
Adjective modifier
- Antarctic: Antarctic krill under sea ice: elevated abundance in a narrow band just south of the ice edge.
- much: Can you imagine how much krill is taken daily by these higher predators?
- small: Their waters boast abundant wildlife from the smallest krill to the blue whale.
- many: To find out how many krill are around we use acoustics.
Modifies a noun
- swarm: Krill swarms may be quite small, just a few meters long.
- biomass: To measure krill biomass acoustic surveys have been done by BAS scientists at least once a year for the last 6 years.
- abundance: I was part of a team using acoustic survey techniques to estimate krill abundance.
- population: In addition, the surveys will provide data on krill population structure in the region.
- oil: Warning: Krill oil capsules are not suitable for those with allergies to fish or shellfish.
- stock: Meanwhile, evidence of a collapse in krill stocks around the Antarctic Peninsula seems to be emerging.
Preposition: in
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