"parr" meaning in English

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Noun

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)
    Sense id: en-parr-en-noun-QYLivF0E Disambiguation of Baby animals: 94 6 Disambiguation of Hares: 94 6 Disambiguation of Salmonids: 95 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of 'young salmon': 88 12
  2. A young leveret. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-parr-en-noun-wNdgePpi

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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