: planktonic crustaceans and their larvae (order or suborder Euphausiacea and especially genus Euphausia) that constitute the principal food of baleen whales
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The young sockeye grow for two or three years in the Bering Sea, eating zooplankton and krill, earning their deep red flesh.
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Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Tourism, krill fishing, and vessel traffic are all on the rise.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
In 2024, scientists attributed this to warming waters resulting in less abundance of krill.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
The two species are more specialized in foraging for krill.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Tourism, krill fishing, and vessel traffic are all on the rise.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
In 2024, scientists attributed this to warming waters resulting in less abundance of krill.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
The two species are more specialized in foraging for krill.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for krill
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“Krill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/krill. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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: small crustaceans and their larvae that make up plankton and form a major food of baleen whales
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