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parr

   [pahr]
–noun, plural parrs, (especially collectively) parr.
1. a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
2. the young of certain other fishes, as the codfish.
Origin:
1705–15; orig. uncert.

Parr

   [pahr]
–noun
Catherine. Catherine Parr.
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parr     (pär)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. parr or parrs
  1. A young salmon during its first two years of life, when it lives in fresh water.
  2. The young of various other fishes.


[Origin unknown.]

Parr     (pär)  Pronunciation Key 
Queen of England as the sixth and last wife of Henry VIII.

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parr

noun
1. Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548) 
2. a young salmon up to 2 years old 
3. the young of various fishes 

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Parr

Parr\, n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. bradan a salmon.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A young salmon in the stage when it has dark transverse bands; -- called also samlet, skegger, and fingerling. (b) A young leveret.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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