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John Dory
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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
John Dory
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1.
a European dory (the fish), Zeus faber, having a deep compressed body, spiny dorsal fins, and massive mobile jaws
2. Australian
a related fish, Zeus australis, which is a valued food fish of Australia
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John Dory
see synonyms of john dory Word forms: plural ˈJohn Dorys
any of various bony fishes (order Zeiformes)
; esp.,a.
an edible, marine, European fish (Zeus faber) with a yellow-ringed black spot one each side of its flat body
b.
a similar silvery fish (Zenopsis conchifera) of the W Atlantic
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John Dory
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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.
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