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parr
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun parr has 3 senses
- parr(n = noun.person) catherine parr - Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548); Array is a kind of queen
- parr(n = noun.animal) Array - a young salmon up to 2 years old; Array is a kind of young fish
- parr(n = noun.animal) Array - the young of various fishes; Array is a kind of young fish
CIDE DICTIONARY
parr, n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. bradan a salmon.].
A young salmon in the stage when it has dark transverse bands; -- called also samlet , skegger , and fingerling . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
parr, n. a young salmon with blue-grey finger-like markings on its sides, younger than a smolt.
Etymology
18th c.: orig. unkn.
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