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BRIT
brit, britt
(noun) minute crustaceans forming food for right whales
brit, britt
(noun) the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish
Britisher, Briton, Brit
(noun) a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
brit (third-person singular simple present brits, present participle britting, simple past and past participle britted)
(transitive) To break in pieces; divide.
(transitive) To bruise; indent.
(intransitive) To fall out or shatter (as overripe hops or grain).
(intransitive, dialectal) To fade away; alter.
Etymology 2
Noun
brit (plural brit)
One of the young of herrings, sprats, etc.
One of the tiny crustaceans, of the genus Calanus, that are part of the diet of right whales.
Etymology 3
Noun
brit (plural brits)
brit milah
Anagrams
• BIRT, Birt, Trib, birt, trib
Etymology
Noun
Brit (plural Brits)
(informal, formerly offensive) A British person.
A Brit Award, a prize for musicians in Britain.
Adjective
Brit (comparative more Brit, superlative most Brit)
Abbreviation of British.
Proper noun
Brit
Abbreviation of Britain.
(lexicography) Abbreviation of British English.
Anagrams
• BIRT, Birt, Trib, birt, trib
Source: Wiktionary
Brit, Britt, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The young of the common herring; also, a small species of herring; the sprat. (b) The minute marine animals (chiefly Entomostraca) upon which the right whales feed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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