grayling noun. ['greɪlɪŋ] ME.
[from gray var. of GREY adjective + -LING¹.]
1. A European freshwater salmonid fish, Thymallus thymallus, with a long, high dorsal fin. Also (in full Arctic grayling), a related holarctic fish, T. arcticus. ME.
b. A silvery freshwater fish of the genus Prototroctes, superficially resembling a trout, native to Australia and New Zealand. L19.

2. A brown Eurasian satyrid butterfly, Hipparchia semele, with grey undersides to its wings. Also, a similar, related N. American butterfly, Cercyonis pegala. E19.

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