grayling

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: gray=ling

CIDE DICTIONARY

grayling, n. [From Gray, a.].

•  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.  [1913 Webster]

  "And here and there a lusty trout,
  And here and there a grayling."  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

grayling, n.
1 any silver-grey freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus, with a long high dorsal fin.
2 a butterfly, Hipparchia semele, having wings with grey undersides and bright eye-spots on the upper side.

Etymology

gray var. of GREY + -LING(2)