dorado

do·ra·do

 (də-rä′dō)

n.

1. See dolphinfish.

2. Dorado A constellation of the Southern Hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor, containing a great portion of the large Magellanic Cloud.

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[Spanish, dolphin (fish), from Late Latin deaurātus, past participle of deaurāre, to gild; see dory².]

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dorado

(dəˈrɑːdəʊ)

n

1. (Animals) another name for dolphin³

2. (Animals) a South American river fish of the genus Salminus that resembles a salmon

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Dorado

(dəˈrɑːdəʊ)

n, Latin genitive Doradus (dəˈrɑːdəs)

(Celestial Objects) a constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Reticulum and Pictor and containing part of the Large Magellanic cloud

[C17: from Spanish, from dorar to gild, from Latin de- + -aurāre, from aurum gold]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Dorado - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor; contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud

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Translations

Δοράς