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grilse

[grils]
–noun, plural grils⋅es, (especially collectively) grilse.
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME grills, grilles (pl.) < ?
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grilse   (grĭls)   
n.   pl. grilse
A young Atlantic salmon on its first return from the sea to fresh or brackish waters.

[From Middle English grills, young salmon (pl.).]
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