grayling.
Any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus or specifically Thymallus thymallus, of the salmon family, having a large dorsal fin.
Meaning & usage
Any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus or specifically Thymallus thymallus, of the salmon family, having a large dorsal fin.
Other similar fish Thymallus arcticus (Arctic grayling)
Other similar fish Salmo salar (Atlantic salmon)
Other similar fish Prototroctes spp. (Retropinnidae) Prototroctes maraena (Australian grayling)
Other similar fish Prototroctes spp. (Retropinnidae) Prototroctes oxyrhynchus (New Zealand grayling)
Any member of the species Hipparchia semele, of the family Nymphalidae of butterflies.
Other butterflies of genus Hipparchia.
Some butterflies of the genus Oeneis.
A common wood-nymph, a nymphalid butterfly (Cercyonis pegala).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English greylyng, equivalent to gray + -ling.
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