Pronunciation: - ' do ̇ r- ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural John Dories
Etymology: earlier dory, from Middle English dorre, from Anglo-French doree, literally, gilded one
Date: 1754
: a widely distributed marine food fish ( Zeus faber of the family Zeidae) that is yellow to olive in color with a dark spot on each side and has an oval compressed body and long dorsal spines