also: おきアミ
krill
Refers to small marine crustaceans of the order Euphausiacea, often used as food for whales, fish, and in aquaculture.
Whales eat huge amounts of krill.
I used frozen krill as fishing bait.
Katakana spelling is standard for this word; usually written in kana.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common than the katakana form.
Full kanji spelling; very rare and likely to be unfamiliar to most readers.
Compound of 沖 (oki, 'offshore') and アミ (ami, 'shrimp'), referring to small shrimp-like creatures found in the open sea.