[ sməʊlt ]
■ noun a young salmon or trout after the parr stage, when it becomes silvery and migrates to the sea for the first time.
Origin
ME (orig. Scots and north. Engl.): of unknown origin; cf. smelt 3 .
[ sməʊlt ]
■ noun a young salmon or trout after the parr stage, when it becomes silvery and migrates to the sea for the first time.
Origin
ME (orig. Scots and north. Engl.): of unknown origin; cf. smelt 3 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004