Parr

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Parr \Parr\ (p[aum]r), n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. bradan a salmon.]
     (Zool.)
     (a) A young salmon in the stage when it has dark transverse
         bands; -- called also {samlet}, {skegger}, and
         {fingerling}.
     (b) A young leveret.


         [1913 Webster] Parrakeet

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Parr
       n 1: Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548)
            [syn: {Catherine Parr}]
       2: a young salmon up to 2 years old
       3: the young of various fishes