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Word: Euphausiid
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from modern Latin Euphausia (genus name from Greek eu ‘well’ + phainein ‘to show’ + ousia ‘substance’) + -id
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
juːˈfɔːzɪɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a shrimplike planktonic marine crustacean of an order which includes krill.
Short Definition:shrimplike planktonic marine crustacean of order which includes krill
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