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parr

1

[ 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.


Parr

2

[ pahr ]

noun

  1. Catherine. Catherine Parr.

Parr

1

/ pɑː /

noun

  1. ParrCatherine15121548FEnglishMISC: wife of Henry VIII 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

parr

2

/ pɑː /

noun

  1. a salmon up to two years of age, with dark spots and transverse bands
“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of parr1

First recorded in 1765–70; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of parr1

C18: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

As they travel, the parrs, or young freshwater salmon, undergo a profound transformation called smoltification, becoming smolts able to thrive in saltwater.

Each year, Maine’s Department of Marine Resources and United States Fish and Wildlife Service stocks the rivers and streams with millions of salmon eggs and fry and thousands of parr and smolts.

It’s a name on a parr with Julian, for flaccid pretension.

The project has stocked hundreds of thousands of juvenile salmon, which are called parr.

Even in the second year after DDT enters a stream, a foraging salmon parr would have trouble finding anything more than an occasional small stonefly.

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