Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A constellation of the Southern Hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor, containing a great portion of the large Magellanic Cloud.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small southern constellation, created by Bayer, north of the great Magellanic cloud.
- noun [lowercase] Same as
dolphin , 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Astron.) A southern constellation, within which is the south pole of the ecliptic; -- called also sometimes
Xiphias , or theSwordfish . - noun (Zoöl.) A large, oceanic fish of the genus Coryphæna.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A fish, the
mahi-mahi ordolphin , scientific nameCoryphaena hippurus , with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor; contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Going to South America to catch the golden dorado is one of my dream trips that would be a trip of a lifetime for me.
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Going to South America to catch the golden dorado is one of my dream trips that would be a trip of a lifetime for me.
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"Normally, fresh dorado is a pipe dream at altitude, but this is amazing," said angler
Dorado in Colorado! Tim Romano 2008
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Note on the above: The dorado is most definitely not a salmonid.
Stories from the Sea: More Classic Photos from the F&S Archives 2006
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Note on the above: The dorado is most definitely not a salmonid.
Stories from the Sea: More Classic Photos from the F&S Archives 2006
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El-dorado is expanding its facilities for the production of uranium.
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I went to my favorite seafood taco stand today, determined to try dorado, which is on the menu.
Taco vs. Taquito 2009
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I went to my favorite seafood taco stand today, determined to try dorado, which is on the menu.
Taco vs. Taquito 2009
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I went to my favorite seafood taco stand today, determined to try dorado, which is on the menu.
Taco vs. Taquito 2009
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I went to my favorite seafood taco stand today, determined to try dorado, which is on the menu.
Taco vs. Taquito 2009
chained_bear commented on the word dorado
"... in astronomy, a southern constellation, not visible in our latitude; it is also called Xiphias, or the Sword-fish. The stars of this constellation, in Sharp's catalogue, are six."
—Falconer's New Universal Dictionary of the Marine (1816), 126
October 14, 2008