krill
/krɪl/noun
(复同单)
1- a small shrimp-like planktonic crustacean of the open seas. It is eaten by a number of larger animals, notably the baleen whales.磷虾。
1.1
- Meganyctiphanes norvegica, class Malacostraca.拉丁名Meganyctiphanes norvegica,软甲纲。
词源
early 20th cent.: from Norwegian kril 'small fish fry'.