English Dictionary: Dorado | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dorado \Do*ra"do\, n. [Sp. dorado gilt, fr. dorar to gild, fr. L. deaurare. See 1st {Dory}, and cf. {Fl Dorado}.] 1. (Astron.) A southern constellation, within which is the south pole of the ecliptic; -- called also sometimes Xiphias, or the Swordfish. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A large, oceanic fish of the genus {Coryph[91]na}. |