dory

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• Dory

  ·noun A European fish. ·see <<Doree>>, and John Doree. II. Dory ·noun The American wall-eyed perch;...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• bastard dory

  and John Dory (q.v.), spelt also Dorey n. an Australian fish, Cyttus australis,family Cyttidae; t...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• john dory

  or John Dorey n. a fish. Thisname is applied in New South Wales and Tasmania to Cyttus(Zeus) austr...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• john dory

  A corruption of jaune doré, which is the colour of this fish. It is one of the Scombridæ, Zeus faber...

  The Sailor's Word-Book