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Grayling   Listen
noun
Grayling  n.  
1.
(Zool.) A European fish (Thymallus vulgaris), allied to the trout, but having a very broad dorsal fin; called also umber. It inhabits cold mountain streams, and is valued as a game fish. "And here and there a lusty trout, And here and there a grayling."
2.
(Zool.) An American fish of the genus Thymallus, having similar habits to the above; one species (T. Ontariensis), inhabits several streams in Michigan; another (T. montanus), is found in the Yellowstone region.






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... about, and in and out, With here a blossom sailing, And here and there a lusty trout, And here and there a grayling, ...
— English Songs and Ballads • Various



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