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Parr

Parr

(pär)
,
Noun.
[Cf. Gael. & Ir.
bradan
a salmon.]
(Zool.)
(a)
A young salmon in the stage when it has dark transverse bands; – called also
samlet
,
skegger
, and
fingerling
.
(b)
A young leveret.

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parr

parr

English

Noun

parr (countable and uncountable, plural parrs)

  1. Young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.
  2. A young leveret.

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