grayling

[ grey-ling ]
/ ˈgreɪ lɪŋ /

noun

any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus, related to the trouts but having a longer and higher, brilliantly colored dorsal fin.
any of several grayish or brownish satyr butterflies.

Origin of grayling

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at gray1, -ling1

Words nearby grayling

graybeard, grayfish, grayhound, grayish, graylag, grayling, graymail, grays peak, graysby, grayscale, grayson

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British Dictionary definitions for grayling

grayling
/ (ˈɡreɪlɪŋ) /

noun plural -ling or -lings

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
any butterfly of the satyrid genus Hipparchia and related genera, esp H. semele of Europe, having grey or greyish-brown wings