Define the word Dolly Varden trout"Dolly Varden trout" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
malma \mal"ma\, n. (Zool.)
A spotted trout (Salvelinus malma), inhabiting Northern
America, west of the Rocky Mountains; -- called also Dolly Varden trout, bull trout, red-spotted trout, and
golet.
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"Dolly Varden trout" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Dolly Varden \Dol"ly Var"den\
1. A character in Dickens's novel "Barnaby Rudge," a
beautiful, lively, and coquettish girl who wore a
cherry-colored mantle and cherry-colored ribbons.
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2. A style of light, bright-figured dress goods for women;
also, a style of dress.
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Dolly Varden trout (Zool.), a trout of northwest America;
-- called also bull trout, malma, and red-spotted trout. See Malma.
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"Dolly Varden trout" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Bull trout \Bull" trout`\ (Zool.)
(a) In England, a large salmon trout of several species, as
Salmo trutta and Salmo Cambricus, which ascend
rivers; -- called also sea trout.
(b) Salvelinus malma of California and Oregon; -- called
also Dolly Varden trout and red-spotted trout.
(c) The huso or salmon of the Danube.
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