- 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.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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