parr

See also: Parr

English

Etymology

Compare Scottish Gaelic bradan (“salmon”). For the salmon life stage, the word originates from the Middle English parren (“to enclose”), referring to the spots running along the side of the fish, resembling the bars of a fence.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɑː(ɹ)/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
  • Homophones: par, Parr; pa (non-rhotic)

Noun

parr (countable and uncountable, plural parrs or parr)

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

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References

  1. ^ Percival, William (1924) British Reptiles, Amphibians and fresh-water fishes‎[1], The Abbey Nature Books

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