brill

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brill / bril/ • n. a European flatfish (Scophthalmus rhombus, family Scophthalmidae) that resembles a turbot.

brill

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brill flat-fish, Scophthalmus rhombus, having brilliant spots. XV.
Also brell, prylle XV, prill XVII, pearl XVII–XIX, of obscure connections and unkn. orig.