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Grayling

Any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus or specifically Thymallus thymallus, of the salmon family, having a large dorsal fin.

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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
3
A species of butterfly, Hipparchia semele, of the family Nymphalidae.
4
Other butterflies of genus Hipparchia.

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sunnoun	The star that is closest to the Earth.
shadenoun	(uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
darknessnoun	(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
obscuritynoun	The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown.
darknoun	Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
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salmonoidnoun	Any of these fish.
salmonine	Any fish of the subfamily Salmoninae
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