any freshwater salmonoid food fish of the genus Thymallus and family Thymallidae, of the N hemisphere, having a long spiny dorsal fin, a silvery back, and greyish-green sides
2.
any butterfly of the satyrid genus Hipparchia and related genera, esp H. semele of Europe, having grey or greyish-brown wings
grayling in American English
(ˈgreɪlɪŋ)
nounWord forms: pluralˈgrayling or ˈgraylings
1.
any of a genus (Thymallus) of arctic, freshwater game trout with a long dorsal fin