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krill
kril
noun
small crustaceans; planktonic crustaceans
1978Wilbur SmithHungry as the SeaDuring the long voyage up from Shackleton Bay, Samantha had streamed a very fine-meshed net from Warlock's stern, collecting an incredible variety of krill and plankton and other microscopic marine life.1984William GibsonNew Rose HotelI spread crab-flavored krill paste on orange rice crackers.1999Clive CusslerAtlantis FoundWithout the algae to dine on, there would be no krill, the little shrimplike fellows, who in turn provide nourishment for every animal and fish in these southern waters from penguins to whales to phocids.

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