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BRITT
brit, britt
(noun) minute crustaceans forming food for right whales
brit, britt
(noun) the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Britt
A surname.
A city in Iowa
An unincorporated community in Minnesota
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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