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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GRA'YLING, 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.

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural grayling; also graylings) Date: 15th century any of several freshwater salmonoid fishes (genus Thymallus) valued as food and sport fishes

Oxford Reference Dictionary

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)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Upokororo U`po*ko*ro"ro, n. [From the native Maori name.] (Zo["o]l.) An edible fresh-water New Zealand fish (Prototroctes oxyrhynchus) of the family Haplochitonid[ae]. In general appearance and habits, it resembles the northern lake whitefishes and trout. Called also grayling.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. And here and there a lusty trout, And here and there a grayling. --Tennyson. 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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Umber (Thymallus vulgaris).