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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)   
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)   
Queen of England as the sixth and last wife of Henry VIII.
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