Euphausia

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Translingual

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Euphausia superba

Etymology

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New Latin eu- + Ancient Greek φαῦσις (phaûsis, lighting, illumination), presumably because of its bioluminescence.

Proper noun

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Euphausia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Euphausiidae – certain krill.

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