grayling
/grey-ling/US // ˈgreɪ lɪŋ //UK // (ˈɡreɪlɪŋ) //
灰椋鸟,灰岭,灰灵,灰岭人
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus, related to the trouts but having a longer and higher, brilliantly colored dorsal fin.
- : any of several grayish or brownish satyr butterflies.
Examples
A few seconds later he landed a delicately spotted, gamy fish about eight inches long, which he recognized as a grayling.
The grayling could sometimes be caught quite plentifully from the rafts or from the sandy curve on the other side of the bluff.
The grayling is the deadest-hearted and the foolishest-headed fish that swims.
On my first day I had spent several hours in the vain effort to catch something better than small grayling.
Now answer me with candour—you know Grayling—honest Ned Grayling?
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