Brill

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An edible flatfish (Bothas rhombus) of European waters.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus.
  • adj. Wonderful, clever, amusing. Denotes approval of the noun it is applied to, comparable to "cool".
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A fish allied to the turbot (Rhombus levis), much esteemed in England for food; -- called also bret, pearl, prill. See bret.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A flatfish, Bothus or Rhombus lavis, of the family Pleuronectidæ.
  • n. A small and very bony flounder of New Zealand, Caulopsetta scaphus, of the family Pleuronectidæ. The name was transferred from the true brill of Europe.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. European food fish
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    bret    pearl    prill   
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