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Parr

UK/pɑː(ɹ)/ US/ˈpɑr/ uncommon

noun

1.

Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548)

Synonyms
2.

a young salmon up to 2 years old

3.

the young of various fishes

Origin

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.

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