Dolly Varden
noun
Dol·ly Var·den
ˌdä-lē-ˈvär-dᵊn-
variants
or Dolly Varden trout
: a large freshwater or anadromous char (Salvelinus malma) that is widespread in streams of northwestern North America and eastern Asia, may attain a weight of 20 pounds (9.1 kilograms) but is usually much smaller, and is typically olive green to greenish-brown with yellow to red spots when found in fresh water and silvery with orange spots in salt water
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