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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

  • ocean: Our biological carbon productivity is now exceeded only by the krill in the oceans.
  • sea: Their survival and breeding success are linked to the amount of krill in the sea surrounding South Georgia.

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