The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Birt \Birt\ (b[~e]rt), n. [OE. byrte; cf. F. bertonneau. Cf.
Bret, Burt.] (Zool.)
A fish of the turbot kind; the brill. [Written also burt,
bret, or brut.] [Prov. Eng.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brill \Brill\, n. [Cf. Corn. brilli mackerel, fr. brith
streaked, speckled.] (Zool.)
A fish allied to the turbot (Rhombus levis), much esteemed
in England for food; -- called also bret, pearl, prill.
See Bret.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bret \Bret\, n. (Zool.)
See Birt.
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