[syn: walleye, walleyed pike, jack salmon, dory, Stizostedion vitreum]
3. marine fishes widely distributed in mid-waters and deep slope waters;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
John \John\ (j[o^]n), n. [See Johannes.]
A proper name of a man.
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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.] (Zool.) 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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Doree \Do"ree\, n. [See Dory.] (Zool.)
A European marine fish (Zeus faber), of a yellow color. See
Illust. of John Doree.
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Note: The popular name in England is John Doree, or Dory,
well known to be a corruption of F. jaune-dor['e]e, i.
e., golden-yellow. See 1st Dory.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dory \Do"ry\, n.; pl. Dories. [Named from 1st color, fr. F.
dor['e]e gilded, fr. dorer to gild, L. deaurare. See
Deaurate, and cf. Aureole.]
1. (Zool.) A European fish. See Doree, and John Doree.
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2. (Zool.) The American wall-eyed perch; -- called also
dor['e]. See Pike perch.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dory \Do"ry\, n.; pl. Dories.
A small, strong, flat-bottomed rowboat, with sharp prow and
flaring sides.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dory
n 1: a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats
and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled [syn:
dinghy, dory, rowboat]
2: pike-like freshwater perches [syn: walleye, walleyed
pike, jack salmon, dory, Stizostedion vitreum]
3: marine fishes widely distributed in mid-waters and deep slope
waters