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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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Etymology

gray +‎ -ling

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪlɪŋ

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