krill

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English - Turkish
Karides benzeri çok küçük deniz kabukluları
Turkish - Turkish
Orta sulardaki küçük kabukluların yoğun hayvan planktonlarıyla oluşturduğu popülasyon
English - English
any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca

Note: Among the most important species are the Antarctic krill Euphausia superba, and the Northern krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica.

shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e g baleen whales
– A variety of plankton that is one of the main food sources of baleen whales
shrimplike crustaceans (mostly of the genus Euphausia) that grow to two inches (5 centimeters) long Large populations of krill provide the main food for baleen whales and some kinds of fishes
The collection of small marine crustaceans of the order Euphausiacea that are the principal food of baleen whales. small shellfish (kril ). Any member of the crustacean suborder Euphausiacea, comprising shrimplike animals that live in the open sea. The name also refers to the genus Euphausia within the suborder and sometimes to a single species, E. superba. The described species, numbering more than 80, range in size from about 0.25 to 2 in. (8-60 mm). Most have bioluminescent organs on the lower side, making them visible at night. They are an important source of food for various fishes, birds, and whales, particularly blue and fin whales. Krill may occur in vast swarms at the ocean surface, where they feed at night, and at depths greater than about 6,000 ft (2,000 m). Because of their vast numbers and nutritive qualities (they are an especially rich source of vitamin A), krill have been regarded as a potential source of food for humans
A tiny crustacea that feeds on plankton and forms the basis of most of the Antarctic food chain
Collection of small marine crustaceans that is the principal food of humpback whales
Small abundant crustaceans that form an important part of the food chain in Antarctic waters
{i} small sea animal that resembles a shrimp
shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e
Small shrimp like creatures that exist in huge numbers in the southern ocean and provide a vital link in Antarctic food chains between producers (plants) and herbivores
baleen whales
krill

    Turkish pronunciation

    krîl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkrəl/ /ˈkrɪl/

    Etymology

    () From Dutch word kriel (“puny/tiny”), applied to fish fry (in the sense of hatchlings); sometimes interpreted as "whale food".
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