Bran"lin (&?;), n. [Scot. branlie fr. brand.] (Zoöl.) A young salmon or parr, in the stage in which it has transverse black bands, as if burned by a gridiron.

Bran"lin, n. [See Brand.] A small red worm or larva, used as bait for small fresh-water fish; -- so called from its red color.