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Krill

//kɹɪl// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales wordnet
  3. 3
    Crack cocaine. slang

    "Instead she wanna hear the beatbox / Take pills and make fake krills as sheetrock"

Etymology

From Norwegian kril (“fry of fish”).

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