English Explanatory Dictionary

Dolly Varden trout

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A salmonid fish, Salvelinus malma, native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America.

Word forms

Dolly Varden trout

Etymology

Named after Dolly Varden, a character in Barnaby Rudge, a novel by Charles Dickens, and the 19th-century woman's outfit of the same name. For more information, see Dolly Varden trout on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Synonyms

Dolly Varden Dolly
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