Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Brit"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Brit \Brit\, Britt \Britt\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Brit
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Great Britain [syn: {Britisher}, {Briton},
{Brit}]
2: the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish [syn: {britt}]
3: minute crustaceans forming food for right whales [syn: {britt}]
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