KRILL

krill

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Krill (plural Krills)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Krill is the 21330th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1228 individuals. Krill is most common among White (96.58%) individuals.

Etymology

Noun

krill (plural krill or krills)

any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca.

Source: Wiktionary



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