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Authors employ the word "krill" in literature with a fascinating duality of meaning. On one hand, it functions as a surname, imbuing characters with a certain enigmatic or troubled identity, as seen in narratives of inheritance, scandal, and domestic strife involving figures like Mrs. Krill, Maud Krill, and Lemuel Krill ([1],[2],[3]). On the other hand, "krill" appears in a literal, naturalistic sense, referring to the tiny marine crustaceans that are central to commercial fisheries and ecological discussions ([4],[5],[6]). This interplay between a personal, often dramatic, identity and a reference to the natural world enriches the narrative texture and invites readers to consider the layered symbolism embedded within the term ([7],[8]).
  1. My husband's real name was Lemuel Krill, and he married me thirty years ago.
    — from The Opal Serpent by Fergus Hume
  2. But she was never sure if Maud had strangled Krill, as she feared to ask her.
    — from The Opal Serpent by Fergus Hume
  3. Mrs. Krill descended to give the alarm to her neighbors, but Krill struck her down, and struck his daughter also, making her mouth bleed.
    — from The Opal Serpent by Fergus Hume
  4. Southern Ocean Fisheries in 2006-07 landed 126,976 metric tons, of which 82% (104,586 tons) was krill (Euphausia superba) and 9.5% (12,027 tons)
    — from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
  5. There is a potential source of income from harvesting finfish and krill.
    — from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
  6. There is a potential source of income from harvesting fin fish and krill.
    — from The 1991 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
  7. I prolonged Krill's agony, and then I pressed the wire down myself for such a time as I thought it would take to squeeze the life out of the beast.
    — from The Opal Serpent by Fergus Hume
  8. Southern Ocean Fisheries in 2005-06 landed 128,081 metric tons, of which 83% (106,591 tons) was krill (Euphausia superba) and 9.7% (12,364 tons)
    — from The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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