parr

Everyday

1. A parr is a young salmon or trout in its first year or two of life in a river, before it swims to the sea. tree →
2. It has dark marks on its sides called parr marks that help it hide. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons on life cycles, the salmon goes from egg to alevin to fry to parr to smolt to adult; the word tells the reader which stage the fish is at. It is common in UK, Irish and Canadian river studies. Phrases: salmon parr, parr marks.

Examples

• A parr is a young salmon living in the river. tree →
• The parr have dark stripes on their sides. tree →
• In the life cycle, the fry grows into a parr. tree →
• We counted twenty parr in the stream. tree →
• The parr will turn into a smolt before going to sea. tree →
• Kingfishers sometimes catch parr. tree →

Note

Countable; the plural is often the same, «parr», like «fish». Say PAR. Also a surname (Parr), for example Catherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII — that use is a name.