grayling
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grayling¹
Rhymes with -eɪlɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English greylyng, equivalent to gray + -ling.
noun grayling · graylings
- Any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus or specifically Thymallus thymallus, of the salmon family, having a large dorsal fin. “This morning,” he said, “We will fish, Turner. We will cast for trout so that we may catch grayling.”
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Thymallus arcticus (Arctic grayling)
Similar: arctic grayling
- Salmo salar (Atlantic salmon)
- Prototroctes maraena (Australian grayling)
- 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).
Grayling²
proper noun
- A surname.
- A small city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Crawford County, Michigan, United States.
- A charter township in Crawford County, Michigan, which surrounds the city.
Translations
Talk about this word "grayling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grayling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. grayling. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grayling "grayling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grayling.Cite this
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title = {grayling},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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