John Dory

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John Dory

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noun John Dories

  1. An edible marine fish (Zeus faber or Zeus ocellata), having long dorsal spines.

    Similar: St Pierre, Peter's fish, St. Peter's fish

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noun edible marine fish

Españolpez de San Pedro
한국어달고기 dalgogi
日本語マトウダイ
中文魴魚 /鲂鱼 fāngyú
Portuguêspeixe-galo, peixe-de-são-pedro
Françaissaint-pierre, dorée, zée
DeutschPetersfisch
Italianosampietro
Ελληνικάχριστόψαρο christópsaro
Românădulgher mare
Русскийсо́лнечник sólnečnik
Tiếng Việtcá dây nhật bản
العربيةضوري مذهب
עבריתמוריגן הכתם

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@misc{john_dory_2026,
  title = {John Dory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/john%20dory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}