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How to pronounce krill

IPA transcription: [k'ɹɪl]

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Noun

  • shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales

Usage examples

  • At sea, rhinoceros auklets feed on fish, with some krill and squid taken also.
  • Plok must travel throughout Akrillic, ridding the island of fleas.
  • Using their strength, Krillin and Gohan put out the fire and save the animals.
  • The Chatham albatross feeds on fish, cephalopods, krill, and barnacles.
  • It presumably feeds on mainly krill and squid like other crested penguin species.