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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John Dory
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john-doriesOrigin 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
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