Saint Peter's fish
noun
Saint Pe·ter's fish
-ˈpētə(r)z-
: john dory
Word History
Etymology
after St. Peter †ab67, one of Jesus' disciples, regarded as the founder of the Church of Rome; so called from the legend that the dark spot on each side of a John Dory is due to Peter's having removed a coin from the mouth of a fish of this species to pay a tax (Matthew 17:27)
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