Fingerling

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

  Fingerling \Fin"ger*ling\, n. [Finger + -ling.] (Zool.)
     A young salmon. See {Parr}.
     [1913 Webster] fingerpaint

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fingerling
       n : a young or small fish