Britt (Noun)
Meaning 1
The young of a herring or sprat or similar fish.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Sardines are typically a mix of herring britt and small adult fish caught in purse nets.
- Herring britt are crucial to the marine food chain.
- Many species of small fish such as herring and sprats release their britt in the surface waters.
- A study concluded that the herring britt stock was in trouble due to overfishing.
- The conservation initiative aimed at protecting the britt from trawlers to help increase the herring population.
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Meaning 2
Minute crustaceans forming food for right whales.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The right whale's baleen plates filter tiny organisms like britt from the seawater it takes in.
- Britt, a crustacean larva, serve as essential food for right whales during feeding seasons.
- A key component of a right whale's diet consists of britt, which they consume by filtering vast amounts of seawater.
- Right whales depend on concentrated amounts of britt near the water surface for feeding.
- Tiny britt are a vital food source for right whales, providing nutrients necessary for growth and survival.