| | Definition: | | \Do*ra"do\, n. [Sp. dorado gilt, fr. dorar to gild, fr.
L. deaurare. See 1st {Dory}, and cf. {Fl Dorado}.]
1. (Astron.) A southern constellation, within which is the
south pole of the ecliptic; -- called also sometimes
Xiphias, or the Swordfish.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A large, oceanic fish of the genus
{Coryph[ae]na}.
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