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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.
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Noun
parr (countable and uncountable, plural parrs or parr)
- Young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.
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References
- ^ Percival, William (1924) British Reptiles, Amphibians and fresh-water fishes, The Abbey Nature Books
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