Malma

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  malma \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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dolly Varden \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.
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     2. A style of light, bright-figured dress goods for women;
        also, a style of dress.
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     {Dolly Varden trout} (Zool.), a trout of northwest America;
        -- called also {bull trout}, {malma}, and {red-spotted
        trout}. See {Malma}.
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