krill

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krill^¹

/kɹɪl/

Rhymes with -ɪl

Where it comes from

From Norwegian krill (“fry of fish”).

noun krill · 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.
slang Crack cocaine. Instead she wanna hear the beatbox / Take pills and make fake krills as sheetrock

Krill^²

proper noun Krills

A surname.

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noun small marine crustacean

Español	kril
日本語	沖醤蝦 okiami, オキアミ okiami
中文	磷蝦 /磷虾 línxiā
Português	krill
Deutsch	Krill
Ελληνικά	κριλ kril
Русский	криль krilʹ

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@misc{krill_2026,
  title = {krill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/krill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}