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parr

UK /pɑː/US /pɑːr/

词源

源自中古英语,可能借自古法语或凯尔特语,与威尔士语 'par'(斑点)相关,指幼鲑的斑纹特征。

noun

❶ 指幼年鲑鱼,特指那些身上有垂直斑纹、尚未迁移到海洋的淡水阶段鲑鱼。

“The river is full of parr that will eventually migrate to the sea.”

(河里满是最终会迁徙到海洋的幼鲑。)

“We observed several parr hiding among the rocks in the stream.”

(我们观察到几条幼鲑躲在小溪的岩石间。)

同义词:young salmon, juvenile salmon, smolt precursor

常见短语

parr marks — 指幼鲑身体两侧的深色垂直条纹,是这一生长阶段的显著特征。

“The parr marks help camouflage the young fish in shallow water.”

(幼鲑的斑纹有助于它们在浅水中伪装。)