krill

English

/kɹɪl/

noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Derived from Dutch, Flemish kriel (puny tiny, something puny).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

kriel

Gloss

puny tiny, something puny

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Cognates and derived terms

kriel Dutch, Flemish
krielkip Dutch, Flemish
kril Spanish, Castilian
kryl Polish
krill Norwegian