KRILL


Meaning of KRILL in English

/ krɪl; NAmE / noun

[ pl. ] very small shellfish that live in the sea around the Antarctic and are eaten by whales

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: from Norwegian kril small fish fry.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.