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parr

1 American  
[pahr] / pɑr /

noun

plural

parrs,

plural

parr

  1. a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.

  2. the young of certain other fishes, as the codfish.

Parr 2 American  
[pahr] / pɑr /

noun

  1. Catherine. Catherine Parr.

Parr 1 British  
/ pɑː /

noun

  1. Catherine. 1512–48, sixth wife of Henry VIII of England

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parr 2 British  
/ pɑː /

noun

  1. a salmon up to two years of age, with dark spots and transverse bands

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Etymology

Origin of parr

First recorded in 1765–70; origin uncertain

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