🇬🇧 Krill meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Krill are very tiny sea animals that look a bit like shrimp. They have a hard outer shell and swim in huge groups in cold ocean water. Even though each krill is very small, together they make a giant all-you-can-eat buffet for animals like whales, penguins, and seals.

The krill complained, "We’re important for the food chain," and the whale said, "Exactly, now get in my mouth."

The krill superhero shouted, "I will save you!" but remembered he was two centimeters long and hid behind a bubble.

The penguin called the krill "ocean popcorn" and kept coming back for refills.

The krill tried to form a parade, but from far away it just looked like sparkly soup to a hungry whale.

Huge swarms of krill can be so big they’re seen from space—probably labeled as "whale snack clouds."

On a cold bay, a child scooped a thin net and watched tiny red krill swirl. The child whispered, "Look, krill!" A whale rose and opened its great mouth, pouring water and krill into its throat. Gulls darted to snatch krill. The child laughed as the hungry whale left, belly full of krill.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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