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Definitions for: Dorado [n] a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor; contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud
Webster (1913) 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.
See Also: constellation
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