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John Dory
John Doryn. 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.
[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.]John Dory (ˈdɔːrɪ) n1. (Animals) a European dory (the fish), Zeus faber, having a deep compressed body, spiny dorsal fins, and massive mobile jaws2. (Animals) Austral a related fish, Zeus australis, which is a valued food fish of Australia[C18: from proper name John + dory1; on the model of Doe]John′ Do′ry (ˈdɔr i, ˈdoʊr i)
n., pl. John Dories. any flat, deep-bodied, deep-sea fish of the family Zeidae, esp. Zeus faber, of the E Atlantic. [1600–10; see dory2; jocular formation] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. John Dory - European dory Zeus faberdory - marine fishes widely distributed in mid-waters and deep slope watersgenus Zeus, Zeus - type genus of the family Zeidae |
John Dory
John Dory: see rockfishrockfish,
member of the family Sebastidae (rockfishes) according some authorities, but also classified as a member of the family Scorpaenidae (scorpionfishes, lionfishes, and rockfishes) by other authorities, carnivorous fish inhabiting all seas and especially abundant in the
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