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Grayling vs Salmonid - What's the difference?

grayling | salmonid |

As nouns the difference between grayling and salmonid

is that grayling is any freshwater fish of the genus thymallus'' or specifically ''thymallus thymallus , of the salmon family, having a large dorsal fin while salmonid is a fish of the salmonidae family.

As an adjective salmonid is

of or pertaining to fish of the salmon family (salmonidae), including salmon, trout, chars, freshwater whitefishes and graylings.

grayling

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus'' or specifically ''Thymallus thymallus , of the salmon family, having a large dorsal fin.
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  • A species of butterfly, , of the family Nymphalidae.

    • External links

    * ("grayling" on Wikipedia) * * (Thymallus) * (Hipparchia)

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    salmonid

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to fish of the salmon family (Salmonidae), including salmon, trout, chars, freshwater whitefishes and graylings.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fish of the Salmonidae family.

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