euphausiid
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euphausiid
any small, pelagic, shrimp-like CRUSTACEAN of the order Euphausiacea. Euphausiids are an important constituent ofkrill, the main food of whalebone whales.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005