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gray·ling
\ˈgrāliŋ, -lēŋ\ noun
(plural grayling also graylings)
Etymology: Middle English, from gray + -ling
1. : any of several salmonoid fishes (genus Thymallus) related to the trouts but having a broad high dorsal fin, inhabiting cold swift streams, and valued as food and sport fishes; especially : a common European fish (T. thymallus) found chiefly in northern Europe and the Alps and locally in England and Scotland — see arctic grayling
2. : either of two salmonoid fishes (genus Prototroctes) of the southern hemisphere that in many respects resemble those of the genus Thymallus:
a. : a fish (P. muraena) of Australia and Tasmania
b. : a New Zealand fish (P. oxyrhynchus)
3. : any of numerous grayish or brownish butterflies of the family Satyridae |