JOHN DORY


Meaning of JOHN DORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈdȯr-ē ]

noun

( 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.