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brit

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brit

noun \ˈbrit\

Definition of BRIT

: minute marine animals (as crustaceans and pteropods) on which right whales feed

Variants of BRIT

brit also britt \ˈbrit\

Origin of BRIT

perhaps from Cornish brȳthel mackerel
First Known Use: 1851

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