Do·ra·do (d -rä d )n. A constellation of the Southern Hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor, containing a great portion of the large Magellanic Cloud. [Spanish, dolphin (fish), from Late Latin deaur  tus, past participle of deaurre, to gild; see dory2.] |
| do·ra·do (d-räd) n. 1. See dolphin. 2. Dorado A constellation of the Southern Hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor. [Spanish, dolphin (fish), from Late Latin deaur tus, past participle of deaurre, to gild; see dory2.] |
dorado [dəˈrɑːdəʊ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for dolphin [3]
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a South American river fish of the genus Salminus that resembles a salmon
Dorado [dəˈrɑːdəʊ]
n Latin genitive Doradus [dəˈrɑːdəs]
(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) a constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Reticulum and Pictor and containing part of the Large Magellanic cloud
[from Spanish, from dorar to gild, from Latin de- + -aurāre, from aurum gold]
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| Noun | 1. | Dorado - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor; contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud |
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