Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Grayling"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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