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grayling
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See also: Grayling
English
Etymology
From Middle English greylyng, equivalent to gray + -ling.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪlɪŋ
Noun
grayling (plural grayling or graylings)
- Any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus or specifically Thymallus thymallus, of the salmon family, having a large dorsal fin.
- 1922, Michael Arlen, “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.”
- Other similar fish
- Any of 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).
Translations
Thymallus thymallus
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Thymallus arcticus
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Hipparchia semele
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butterfly of the genus Oeneis
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References
grayling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Grayling (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Thymallus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hipparchia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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