parr

Meanings

Plural: parr, parrs

Noun

Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548)
a young salmon up to 2 years old
the young of various fishes
Young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

Catherine Parr

Scrabble Score: 6

parr is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
parr is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 7

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