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grayling

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Noun

  1. Any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus or specifically Thymallus thymallus, of the salmon family, having a large dorsal fin.
  2. Other similar fish: Thymallus arcticus (Arctic grayling)
  3. Other similar fish: Salmo salar (Atlantic salmon)
  4. Prototroctes spp. (Retropinnidae): Prototroctes maraena (Australian grayling)
  5. Prototroctes spp. (Retropinnidae): Prototroctes oxyrhynchus (New Zealand grayling)
  6. Any of species Hipparchia semele, of the family Nymphalidae of butterflies.
  7. Other butterflies of genus Hipparchia.
  8. Some butterflies of the genus Oeneis.
  9. A common wood-nymph, a nymphalid butterfly (Cercyonis pegala).

Proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A small city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States.
  3. A city, the county seat of Crawford County, Michigan, United States.
  4. A charter township in Crawford County, Michigan, which surrounds the city.

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