- grilses
- grɪls n. stage in life cycle of young male salmon when it first returns from the sea to fresh water for its first spawning
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
grilses
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grilse — /grils/, n., pl. grilses, (esp. collectively) grilse. a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time. [1375 1425; late ME grills, grilles (pl.) < ?] * * * … Universalium
grilse — [grils] n. pl. grilse or grilses [ME grills, prob. metathesis of OFr gisle, dim. < gris, gray: see GRISAILLE] a young salmon on its first return from the sea to fresh water … English World dictionary
