DORADOS

Noun

dorados

plural of dorado

Source: Wiktionary


DORADO

Do*ra"do, n. Etym: [Sp. dorado gilt, fr. dorar to gild, fr. L. deaurare. See 1st Dory, and cf. Fl Dorado.]

1. (Astron.)

Definition: A southern constellation, within which is the south pole of the ecliptic; -- called also sometimes Xiphias, or the Swordfish.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A large, oceanic fish of the genus Coryphæna.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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