Definition of Dorado

1. Noun. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor; contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Generic synonyms: Constellation

Definition of Dorado

1. n. A southern constellation, within which is the south pole of the ecliptic; -- called also sometimes Xiphias, or the Swordfish.

Definition of Dorado

1. Proper noun. (constellation) A small constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a goldfish or swordfish. It lies between the constellations Pictor and Reticulum, and is notable for containing most of the Large Magellanic Cloud. ¹

2. Noun. A fish, the mahi-mahi or dolphin, scientific name ''Coryphaena hippurus'', with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dorado

1. a marine fish [n -DOS]

Medical Definition of Dorado

1. 1. A southern constellation, within which is the south pole of the ecliptic; called also sometimes Xiphias, or the Swordfish. 2. A large, oceanic fish of the genus Coryphaena. Origin: Sp. Dorado gilt, fr. Dorar to gild, fr. L. Deaurare. See 1st Dory, and cf. Fl Dorado. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dorado

doppings
doppio
doppleganger
doppler
doppler broadening
doppler effect
doppler shift
dopplerite
dopplerites
dops
dopy
doquet
doquets
dor
dorad
dorado (current term)
dorados
dorads
dorallcharite
dorama
doramas
doraphobia
dorb
dorbeetle
dorbeetles
dorbs
dorbug
dorbugs
dore
doree

Literary usage of Dorado

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Resources of California: Comprising Agriculture, Mining, Geography by John Shertzer Hittell (1863)
"El dorado and Amador.—El dorado county adjoins Placer on the south, ... In 1859 there were forty quartz-mills in the county, of which six are at El dorado, ..."

2. History of California by Theodore Henry Hittell (1897)
"But this "El dorado expedition," as it was called, was little if any better ... The cost of this El dorado expedition was over seventy-two thousand six ..."

3. The Voyages of the English Nation to America by Richard Hakluyt (1890)
"ance of Golde in the sayd dorado, being as they sayd within the riuer of ... dorado. THat the information sent to the king was in euery poynt truely sayde, ..."

4. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the by Richard Hakluyt (1904)
"Alluding also to the name of El dorado which was given by Martinez to the great citie of Manoa, as is in the former treatise specified. ..."

5. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1888)
"EL dorado COUNTY. In the neighborhood of Shingle Springs, the former terminus of the railroad, but few orchards exist, and none of any consequence are seen ..."

6. Library of Southern Literature by Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles William Kent (1910)
"EL dorado O golden myth, once potent, banished now Unto the realm of faery, where abide The pure undying dreams that glorified The world's impulsive ..."

7. History of England from the Accession of James I. to the Outbreak of the by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1883)
"The name of El dorado, the Golden, was in these narratives sometimes applied to the king himself, who was said to appear on festive occasions with his bare ..."

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