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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: European dory [syn: John Dory, Zeus faber]

Merriam Webster's

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

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -ies) a European marine fish, Zeus faber, with a laterally flattened body and a black spot on each side.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

John John (j[o^]n), n. [See Johannes.] A proper name of a man. John-apple, a sort of apple ripe about St. John's Day. Same as Apple-john. John Bull, an ideal personification of the typical characteristics of an Englishman, or of the English people. John Bullism, English character. --W. Irving. John Doe (Law), the name formerly given to the fictitious plaintiff in an action of ejectment. --Mozley & W. John Doree, John Dory. [John (or F. jaune yellow) + Doree, Dory.] (Zo["o]l.) An oval, compressed, European food fish (Zeus faber). Its color is yellow and olive, with golden, silvery, and blue reflections. It has a round dark spot on each side. Called also dory, doree, and St. Peter's fish.