John Dory
Americannoun
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John Dories
plural
noun
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a European dory (the fish), Zeus faber , having a deep compressed body, spiny dorsal fins, and massive mobile jaws
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a related fish, Zeus australis , which is a valued food fish of Australia
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of John Dory
1600–10; see dory 2; jocular formation
Example Sentences
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Their open-faced toasts are great — their John Dory Tuna Toasts are always delicious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025
My first taste of Epié’s cooking was a little globe of puff pastry atop a maritime “bouillabaisse” of John Dory and other fish, a soup that includes tender macaroni and a rouille teasing with harissa.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2023
The John Dory, in the Ace Hotel New York, will be replaced by a Milk Bar, part of Christina Tosi’s popular dessert chain.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2019
Mr Moon will eat a baked John Dory sea fish that is commonly served in his hometown, the South Korean port city, Busan.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2018
John Dory was nearly a quarter of an hour late.
From Peter Ruff and the Double Four by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
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