GRAYLING

Etymology

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.

Other similar fish

Thymallus arcticus (Arctic grayling)

Salmo salar (Atlantic salmon)

Prototroctes spp. (Retropinnidae)

Prototroctes maraena (Australian grayling)

Prototroctes oxyrhynchus (New Zealand grayling)

A species of butterfly, Hipparchia semele, of the family Nymphalidae.

Other butterflies of genus Hipparchia.

Cercyonis pegala (common wood-nymph)

Anagrams

• ragingly

Proper noun

Grayling

A surname.

A small city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States.

A city, the county seat of Crawford County, Michigan, United States.

Anagrams

• ragingly

Source: Wiktionary

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Gray"ling, n. Etym: [From Gray, a.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A European fish (Thymallus vulgaris), allied to the trout, but having a very broad dorsal fin; -- called also umber. It inhabits cold mountain streams, and is valued as a game fish. And here and there a lusty trout, And here and there a grayling. Tennyson.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An American fish of the genus Thymallus, having similar habits to the above; one species (T. Ontariensis), inhabits several streams in Michigan; another (T. montanus), is found in the Yellowstone region.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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