Do‐ra″do (?), 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.
2. (Zoöl.) A large, oceanic fish of the genus Coryphæna.