'John Dory' definitions:
Definition of 'John Dory'
From: WordNet
noun
European dory [syn: John Dory, Zeus faber]
Definition of 'John Dory'
From: GCIDE
- John \John\ (j[o^]n), n. [See Johannes.] A proper name of a man. [1913 Webster]
- John-apple, a sort of apple ripe about St. John's Day. Same as Apple-john.
- John Bull, an ideal personification of the typical characteristics of an Englishman, or of the English people.
- John Bullism, English character. --W. Irving.
- John Doe (Law), the name formerly given to the fictitious plaintiff in an action of ejectment. --Mozley & W.
- John Doree, John Dory. [John (or F. jaune yellow) + Doree, Dory.] (Zool.) An oval, compressed, European food fish (Zeus faber). Its color is yellow and olive, with golden, silvery, and blue reflections. It has a round dark spot on each side. Called also dory, doree, and {St. Peter's fish}. [1913 Webster]