Dolly Varden trout

noun

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

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Meanings

nounDolly Varden trout (plural Dolly Varden trout)
  1. A salmonid fish, Salvelinus malma, native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America.

    Synonyms: Dolly Varden, Dolly

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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Origin

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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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 花羔紅點鮭 /花羔红点鲑
  • 花羔紅點鮭 /花羔红点鲑Salvelinus malma
German Dolly-Varden-Forelle
  • Dolly-Varden-ForelleSalvelinus malma
Korean 곤들매기
  • 곤들매기 (gondeulmaegi)Salvelinus malma
Polish malma
  • malmaSalvelinus malma
Russian мальма
  • мальма (malʹma)Salvelinus malma
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APA

Dolly Varden trout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dolly%20Varden%20trout

MLA

“Dolly Varden trout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dolly%20Varden%20trout. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dolly Varden trout,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dolly%20Varden%20trout.

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