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

gray iron, grayish, gray jay, Gray Lady, graylag, grayling, graymail, gray manganese ore, gray market, gray matter, gray mold

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Example sentences from the Web for grayling

And how the hooking of a grayling must have stirred the stagnant blood and quickened the pulses of those austere souls!
Favorite Fish and Fishing|James Alexander Henshall
The streams have since been stocked with brook and rainbow trout, and efforts are being made to introduce the Montana grayling.
Favorite Fish and Fishing|James Alexander Henshall
The day had been warm, and now, as the cool of the evening came, the grayling began to rise.
The Young Alaskans on the Missouri|Emerson Hough
The eggs of the grayling are smaller than those of the trout, being but one-seventh of an inch in diameter.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others|James Alexander Henshall

My best-day memory of grayling fishing up to my colonial interlude is of a wet, muggy November day in Herefordshire.
Lines in Pleasant Places|William Senior

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

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单词	grayling
释义	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 gray iron, grayish, gray jay, Gray Lady, graylag, grayling, graymail, gray manganese ore, gray market, gray matter, gray mold Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grayling And how the hooking of a grayling must have stirred the stagnant blood and quickened the pulses of those austere souls! Favorite Fish and Fishing\|James Alexander Henshall The streams have since been stocked with brook and rainbow trout, and efforts are being made to introduce the Montana grayling. Favorite Fish and Fishing\|James Alexander Henshall The day had been warm, and now, as the cool of the evening came, the grayling began to rise. The Young Alaskans on the Missouri\|Emerson Hough The eggs of the grayling are smaller than those of the trout, being but one-seventh of an inch in diameter. Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others\|James Alexander Henshall My best-day memory of grayling fishing up to my colonial interlude is of a wet, muggy November day in Herefordshire. Lines in Pleasant Places\|William Senior 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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