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Webster 1913 Edition


Grayling

Gray′ling

,
Noun.
[From
Gray
,
Adj.
]
1.
(Zool.)
A European fish (
Thymallus vulgaris
), allied to the trout, but having a very broad dorsal fin; – called also
umber
. It inhabits cold mountain streams, and is valued as a game fish.
And here and there a lusty trout,
And here and there a grayling.
Tennyson.
2.
(Zool.)
An American fish of the genus
Thymallus
, having similar habits to the above; one species (
T. Ontariensis
), inhabits several streams in Michigan; another (
T. montanus
), is found in the Yellowstone region.

Webster 1828 Edition


Grayling

GRA'YLING

,
Noun.
A fish of the genus Salmo,called also umber, a voracious fish, about sixteen or eighteen inches in length, of a more elegant figure than the trout; the back and sides of a silvery gray color. It is found in clear rapid streams in the north of Europe, and is excellent food.

Definition 2024


grayling

grayling

English

Thymallus thymallus
Hipparchia semele

Noun

grayling (plural grayling or graylings)

  1. Any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus or specifically Thymallus thymallus, of the salmon family, having a large dorsal fin.
    • 1922, Michael Arlen, chapter 3/19/2, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days:
      “This morning,” he said, “We will fish, Turner. We will cast for trout so that we may catch grayling.”
  2. A species of butterfly, Hipparchia semele, of the family Nymphalidae.

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