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John Dory definition

John Dory (dôr′ē)

any of various bony fishes (order Zeiformes); esp.,
  1. an edible, marine, European fish (Zeus faber) with a yellow-ringed black spot one each side of its flat body
  2. a similar silvery fish (Zenopsis conchifera) of the W Atlantic

Etymology: John + dory

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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