"parr" meaning in All languages combined

See parr on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /pɑː(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-parr.wav Forms: parrs [plural], parr [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) 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. Etymology templates: {{cog|gd|bradan||salmon}} Scottish Gaelic bradan (“salmon”), {{der|en|enm|parren|t=to enclose}} Middle English parren (“to enclose”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|parr}} 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Hares, Salmonids Translations (young salmon): strdlice (Czech), jokipoikanen (Finnish), tacon (French), saumoneau (French), gille-ruadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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