parr

[ pahr ]

noun,plural parrs, (especially collectively) parr.
  1. a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.

  2. the young of certain other fishes, as the codfish.

Origin of parr

1
First recorded in 1765–70; origin uncertain

Words Nearby parr

Other definitions for Parr (2 of 2)

Parr
[ pahr ]

noun
  1. Catherine. Catherine Parr.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use parr in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for parr (1 of 2)

parr

/ (pɑː) /


nounplural parrs or parr
  1. a salmon up to two years of age, with dark spots and transverse bands

Origin of parr

1
C18: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for Parr (2 of 2)

Parr

/ (pɑː) /


noun
  1. Catherine. 1512–48, sixth wife of Henry VIII of England

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012