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- [kril]
- /krɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kril]
- /krɪl/
Definitions of krill word
- noun plural krill any of the small, pelagic, shrimplike crustaceans of the family Euphausiidae, eaten as food by certain whales. 1
- noun krill A small shrimplike planktonic crustacean of the open seas. It is eaten by a number of larger animals, notably the baleen whales. 1
- noun krill shrimp-like animal 1
- uncountable noun krill Krill are animals similar to small shrimps that live in the ocean and are the main food of some whales. 0
- noun krill any small shrimplike marine crustacean of the order Euphausiacea: the principal food of whalebone whales 0
- noun krill any of an order (Euphausiacea) of small, pelagic, shrimplike malacostracan crustaceans, the main food of baleen whales 0
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Origin of krill
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10, krill is from the Norwegian word kril young fry (of fish)
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Parts of speech for Krill
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pronoun
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krill popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
krill usage trend in Literature
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