brit
brit definition
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
Etymology: Cornish < OCelt brith, varicolored; akin to Cornish bruit, speckled
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Brit (brit)
adjective
British
noun
Britisher
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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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