Etymology

Dolly Varden trout

Today it means: A salmonid fish, Salvelinus malma, native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. Full definition →

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The story

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

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