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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