Grayling

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪlɪŋ

Origin

gray + -ling

Full definition of grayling

Noun

1. Any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus or specifically Thymallus thymallus, of the salmon family, having a large dorsal fin.
• 1922, w, “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days Chapter 3/19/2, “This morning,” he said, “We will fish, Turner. We will cast for trout so that we may catch grayling.”
2. A species of butterfly, , of the family Nymphalidae.

Anagrams

• ragingly