Pronunciation : Brit, Britt, n. (Zo?l.) (a) The young of the common herring; also
Part of Speech : a
Definition :
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
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