Meanings
grayling1
noungrayling (plural grayling or graylings)
plural 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.”
1922, Michael Arlen, “3/19/2”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days - Other similar fish
- Thymallus arcticus (Arctic grayling)
Synonyms: arctic grayling
- 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.
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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThymallus arcticus (Arctic grayling)
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Origin
- Middle Englishgreylyng
- Englishgrayling
From Middle English greylyng, equivalent to gray + -ling.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian липа́н, кафявопетнист сатир
- липа́н (lipán)Thymallus thymallus
- кафявопетнист сатир (kafjavopetnist satir)Hipparchia semele
Catalan faune lleonat
- faune lleonatHipparchia semele
Czech lipan, lipan
- lipanThymallus thymallus
- lipanThymallus arcticus
- okáč metlicovýHipparchia semele
Dutch heivlinder
- heivlinderHipparchia semele
Estonian harjus, ärn
- harjusThymallus thymallus
- ärnThymallus thymallus
Finnish harjus, pohjanharjus
- harjusThymallus thymallus
- pohjanharjusThymallus arcticus
- hietaheinäperhonenHipparchia semele
- kylmänperhonenbutterfly of the genus Oeneis
French ombre, agreste
- ombreThymallus thymallus
- agresteHipparchia semele
German Äsche, Europäische Äsche
- ÄscheThymallus thymallus
- Europäische ÄscheThymallus thymallus
- Ockerbindiger SamtfalterHipparchia semele
Greek θύμαλλος
- θύμαλλος (thýmallos)Thymallus thymallus
Hungarian pér, barna szemeslepke
- pérThymallus thymallus
- barna szemeslepkeHipparchia semele
- suhanyHipparchia semele
Irish donnóg aille
- donnóg ailleHipparchia semele
Korean 사루기
- 사루기 (sarugi)Thymallus thymallus
Latvian alata
- alataThymallus thymallus
Lithuanian kiršlys
- kiršlysThymallus thymallus
Norwegian Bokmål harr
- harrThymallus thymallus
Polish lipień, lipień pospolity
- lipieńThymallus thymallus
- lipień pospolityThymallus thymallus
- lipień europejskiThymallus thymallus
- lipień arktycznyThymallus arcticus
- lipień syberyjskiThymallus arcticus
- lipień amerykańskiThymallus arcticus
- skalnik semeleHipparchia semele
- mszarnikbutterfly of the genus Oeneis
Portuguese timalo
- timaloThymallus thymallus
Romanian lipan
- lipanThymallus thymallus
Russian ха́риус
- ха́риус (xárius)Thymallus thymallus
Spanish tímalo
- tímaloThymallus thymallus
Swedish harr
- harrThymallus thymallus
Turkish gölge balığı
- gölge balığıThymallus thymallus
Ukrainian харіус
- харіус (xarius)Thymallus thymallus
Welsh cangen las, gweirlöyn llwyd
- cangen lasThymallus thymallus
- gweirlöyn llwydHipparchia semele
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with grayling
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Cite this entry
APA
grayling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grayling
MLA
“grayling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grayling. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grayling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grayling.
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