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Dolly Varden

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Dol·ly Var·den  (dl värdn)
n.
A colorfully spotted trout (Salvelinus malma) of northwest North America and eastern Asia.
[After Dolly Varden, a character known for her colorful costume in the novel Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens.]
Dolly Varden [ˈdɒlɪ ˈvɑːdən]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's large-brimmed hat trimmed with flowers
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a red-spotted trout, Salvelinus malma, occurring in lakes in W North America
[from the name of a character in Dickens' Barnaby Rudge (1841)]


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For each species there also are bait-sized bits of interesting information, for example, the Dickensian name origin of the Dolly Varden trout or the archeological evidence for the use of fishing nets along the California coast over 8,000 years ago that accompanies the white sea bass entry.
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