dorado

do·ra·do

D0344400 (də-rä′dō)n.1. See dolphinfish.2. Dorado A constellation of the Southern Hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor, containing a great portion of the large Magellanic Cloud.

[Spanish, dolphin (fish), from Late Latin deaurātus, past participle of deaurāre, to gild; see dory².]

dorado

(dəˈrɑːdəʊ) n1. (Animals) another name for dolphin³2. (Animals) a South American river fish of the genus Salminus that resembles a salmon

Dorado

(dəˈrɑːdəʊ) n, Latin genitive Doradus (dəˈrɑːdəs) (Celestial Objects) a constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Reticulum and Pictor and containing part of the Large Magellanic cloud[C17: from Spanish, from dorar to gild, from Latin de- + -aurāre, from aurum gold]

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Noun

Dorado - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor; contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud

Translations

Δοράς

dorado

dorado:

see dolphindolphin,
large, swift game fish, Coryphaena hippurus, also called dorado. It is of nearly worldwide distribution in warm waters. Its long, slender body is blue, and in the living animal there are luminous shades of gold, green, and purple.
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Dorado

(dŏ-ray -doh, -rah -) (Swordfish; Goldfish) A small constellation in the southern hemisphere, the brightest star being of 3rd magnitude. It contains a large portion of the Large Magellanic Cloud in which lies the extremely luminous star S Doradus and the complex Tarantula nebula, 30 Doradus. Abbrev.: Dor; genitive form: Doradus; approx. position: RA 5.5h, dec –60°; area: 179 sq deg.

Dorado

[də′rä·dō] (astronomy) A constellation of the southern hemisphere, right ascension 5 hours, declination 65° south. Also known as Swordfish.