n. [ Sp. dorado gilt, fr. dorar to gild, fr. L. deaurare. See 1st Dory, and cf. Fl Dorado. ] 1. (Astron.) A southern constellation, within which is the south pole of the ecliptic; -- called also sometimes Xiphias, or the Swordfish. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) A large, oceanic fish of the genus Coryphæna. [ 1913 Webster ]