mal·ma n. Zool. A spotted trout (Salvelinus malma), inhabiting Northern America, west of the Rocky Mountains; -- called also Dolly Varden trout, bull trout, red-spotted trout, and golet.
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Bull trout Zool. (a) In England, a large salmon trout of several species, as Salmo trutta and Salmo Cambricus, which ascend rivers; -- called also sea trout. (b) Salvelinus malma of California and Oregon; -- called also Dolly Varden trout and red-spotted trout. (c) The huso or salmon of the Danube.
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Dol·ly Var·den
1. A character in Dickens's novel “Barnaby Rudge,” a beautiful, lively, and coquettish girl who wore a cherry-colored mantle and cherry-colored ribbons.
2. A style of light, bright-figured dress goods for women; also, a style of dress.
Dolly Varden trout Zool., a trout of northwest America; -- called also bull trout, malma, and red-spotted trout. See Malma.
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Huch Hu·chen n. Zool. A large salmon (Salmo hucho or Salvelinus hucho) inhabiting the Danube; -- called also huso, and bull trout.
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