/ 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.
/ 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. 2005