English-Thai Dictionary
grayling
N ปลาน้ำจืด จำพวก Thymallus pla-nam-jued-jam-puak
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
GRAYLING
n.A fish of the genus Salmo, called also umber, a voracious fish, about sixteen or eighteen inches in length, of a more elegant figure than the trout; the back and sides of a silvery gray color. It is found in clear rapid streams in the north of Europe, and is excellent food.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GRAYLING
Gray "ling, n. Etym: [From Gray, a.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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. Tennyson.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
grayling
gray ling |ˈgrāliNG ˈɡreɪlɪŋ | ▶noun 1 an edible freshwater fish of Eurasia and North America that is silvery-gray with horizontal violet stripes and has a long, high dorsal fin. [Genus Thymallus, family Salmonidae: several species. ] 2 a mainly brown European butterfly that has wings with bright eyespots and grayish undersides. [Hipparchia semele, subfamily Satyrinae, family Nymphalidae. ] ORIGIN Middle English: from gray 1 + -ling .
Oxford Dictionary
grayling
gray |ling |ˈgreɪlɪŋ | ▶noun 1 an edible freshwater fish which is silvery-grey with horizontal violet stripes and has a long high dorsal fin, of both Eurasia and North America. ●Genus Thymallus, family Salmonidae: several species. 2 a mainly brown European butterfly which has wings with bright eyespots and greyish undersides. ●Hipparchia semele, subfamily Satyrinae, family Nymphalidae. ORIGIN Middle English: from gray (variant of grey ) + -ling .
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