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   Birt , 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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   Bret , n. (Zool.) See Birt.
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   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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