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grayling definition

gray·ling (grā′liŋ)

noun pl. grayling -·ling or graylings -·lings

  1. any of a genus (Thymallus) of arctic, freshwater game trout with a long dorsal fin
  2. any of various large wood nymph butterflies

Etymology: gray + -ling: from the color

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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