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
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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
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
Baked John Dory, a dish made from the flat sea fish, will also be served in recognition of Moon’s younger days in the South Korean port city of Busan.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 24, 2018
As it fell on a holy-day, And upon a holy-tide-a, John Dory bought him an ambling nag To Paris for to ride-a.
From Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series by Frank Sidgwick
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