John Dory Definition

dôrē
john-dory
noun
Any of various bony fishes (order Zeiformes)
Webster's New World
A marine food fish (Zeus faber) of the eastern Atlantic, Indian, and western Pacific Oceans, having a laterally compressed body, a black mark on each side, and long spines on the dorsal fin.
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Singular:
John Dory
Plural:
john-dories

Origin of John Dory

  • The name John (after the name of the protagonist of the English ballad “John Dory,” a French privateer defeated by a Cornish sea captain) dory

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • See Wikipedia article for possible etymologies.

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