grayling

noun

gray·​ling ˈgrā-liŋ How to pronounce grayling (audio)
plural grayling also graylings
: any of several freshwater salmonoid fishes (genus Thymallus) valued as food and sport fishes

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Wildlife biologists have been traveling to Alaska since 2019 to collect Arctic grayling eggs. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025 Past efforts to reintroduce Arctic grayling have been unsuccessful. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 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 See All Example Sentences for grayling

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15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grayling was in the 15th century

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“Grayling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grayling. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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grayling

noun
gray·​ling ˈgrā-liŋ How to pronounce grayling (audio)
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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