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krillAny of several Antarctic crustaceans, the most common species being Euphausia superba. Similar to a shrimp, it is up to 5 cm/2 in long, with two antennae, five pairs of legs, seven pairs of light organs along the body, and is coloured orange above and green beneath. It is the most abundant animal, numbering perhaps 600 trillion (million million). (Order Euphausiacea.) Moving in enormous swarms, krill constitute the chief food of the baleen whales, and have been used to produce a protein concentrate for human consumption, and meal for animal feed. |
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A single Pacific krill doesn't grow as big as its cocktail-shrimp cousins. Dissatisfied with what he saw as a move toward arrogance and omniscience in social work, Krill (1986) explored the notion of "the beat worker. This new Joint Health Complex, to be launched in Japan, is a powerful anti-inflammatory and cartilage regenerating formulation comprised with Glucosamine and Neptune Krill Oil (NKO(TM)). |
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