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grayling

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gray·ling  (grlng)
n. pl. grayling or gray·lings
Any of several freshwater food and game fishes of the genus Thymallus of the Northern Hemisphere, having a small mouth and large dorsal fin.

grayling [ˈgreɪlɪŋ]
n pl -ling, -lings
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any butterfly of the satyrid genus Hipparchia and related genera, esp H. semele of Europe, having grey or greyish-brown wings


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