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What does euphausiid mean?

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Noun
  1. (zoology) Any member of the taxonomic order Euphausiacea of krill.
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In the Gulf of California, they have been observed feeding on swarms of the euphausiid Nyctiphanes simplex.
Larger plankton include euphausiid shrimp or krill, which feed on phytoplankton as well as on smaller zooplankton.
Use of an ELISPOT immunoassay to detect euphausiid predation on larval anchovy.
Carbon and nitrogen content of fresh and preserved Nematocelis difficilis, a euphausiid crustacean.
An analysis of sinking rates of natural copepod and euphausiid fecal pellets.
While blue whales may occasionally feed on pelagic crabs and small fishes, their diet is almost exclusively euphausiid shrimps commonly called krill.

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