brit

(brit)

plural noun sing. brit

the young of the herring and some other fishes
small sea animals, esp. certain crustaceans, as copepods, eaten by the baleen whales and many fishes

Origin: Cornish < OCelt brith, varicolored; akin to Cornish bruit, speckled

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British

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Britisher

British

See brit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also britt

noun

The young of herring and similar fish.
Minute marine organisms, such as crustaceans of the genus Calanus, that are a major source of food for right whales.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps from Cornish brȳthel, mackerel (from Old Cornish breithil, from *breith, speckled)

Origin: or from Welsh brithyll, trout (from brith, speckled)

noun
Informal

A British person.

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