krill

noun \ˈkril\

: very small creatures in the ocean that are the main food of some whales

Full Definition of KRILL

: planktonic crustaceans and their larvae (order or suborder Euphausiacea and especially genus Euphausia) that constitute the principal food of baleen whales

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Origin of KRILL

Norwegian kril fry of fish

First Known Use: 1907

Rhymes with KRILL

bill, brill, chill, dill, drill, fill, frill, gill, grill, grille, hill, ill, kill, mil, mill, mille, nil, nill, Phil, pill, prill, quill, rill, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spill, squill, still, swill, thill, thrill, til, till, trill, twill, vill, will

KRILL Defined for Kids

krill

noun \ˈkril\

Definition of KRILL for Kids

: tiny floating sea animals that resemble shrimp and are a chief food source of some whales

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