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Definition of krill noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

krill

noun
 
/krɪl/
 
/krɪl/
 [plural]
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  1. very small shellfish that live in the sea around the Antarctic and are eaten by whalesTopics Fish and shellfishc2
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Norwegian kril ‘small fish fry’.
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