plural grayling also graylings
: any of several freshwater salmonid fishes (genus Thymallus) valued as food and sport fishes
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The flies target trout, grayling, salmon, steelhead, pike and more.
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The heaviest Arctic grayling on record weighed 8.4 pounds.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
To fill the lakes, stocks of rainbow trout, golden trout, brown, brook and cutthroat trout, along with Atlantic salmon and grayling were brought in.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
Catch a River Monster The Egg River drains out the southern end of the lake and is famed for its fish, including grayling, lenok trout, and the legendary taimen, a giant salmonid that’s the top prize for most anglers coming to Mongolia.
—Chris Tharp, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2024
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Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The heaviest Arctic grayling on record weighed 8.4 pounds.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
To fill the lakes, stocks of rainbow trout, golden trout, brown, brook and cutthroat trout, along with Atlantic salmon and grayling were brought in.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
Catch a River Monster The Egg River drains out the southern end of the lake and is famed for its fish, including grayling, lenok trout, and the legendary taimen, a giant salmonid that’s the top prize for most anglers coming to Mongolia.
—Chris Tharp, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2024
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grayling
noun
gray·ling
ˈgrā-liŋ 
plural grayling also graylings
: any of several freshwater fishes related to the trouts and salmons and valued for food and sport
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