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Definition: Grayling
Grayling
\Gray"ling\, n. [From
Gray, a.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
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And here and there a lusty trout,
And here and there a grayling. --Tennyson.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) 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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