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John Dory

John Dory noun: an edible marine fish (Zeus faber or Zeus ocellata), having long dorsal spines.

john dory: an edible marine fish (Zeus faber or Zeus ocellata), having long dorsal spines
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Noun

John Dory (plural John Dories)

  1. An edible marine fish (Zeus faber or Zeus ocellata), having long dorsal spines.
    Synonyms:
    St Pierre, Peter's fish, St. Peter's fish

John Dory meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Vietnamese

John Dory in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

John Dory in Arabic

edible marine fish
ضوري مذهب

John Dory in Vietnamese

edible marine fish
cá dây nhật bản

Synonyms of John Dory

Forms of John Dory

pluralJohn Dories

Origin of John Dory

Unknown, many theories exist. See the Wikipedia article on John Dory for more.

Questions about John Dory

What does John Dory mean?
John Dory means an edible marine fish (Zeus faber or Zeus ocellata), having long dorsal spines.
What is John Dory in Tamil?
John Dory in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See John Dory meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is John Dory?
John Dory is a noun.
What is the plural of John Dory?
The plural of John Dory is John Dories.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: John Dory (page history and authors); John Dory (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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