dorado
/dəˈrɑːdəʊ/noun
(pl. -os)
1
- an edible marine fish of warm seas, with silver and bright blue or green coloration when alive鲯鳅。亦称DOLPHIN.
1.1
- Family Coryphaenidae and genus Coryphaena: two species, in particular the large C. hippurus.鲯鳅科, 鲯鳅属:两种, 尤指体型大的鲯鳅。
2
- a South American freshwater fish with a golden body and red fins, popular as a game fish麻哈脂鲤(南非的一种淡水鱼, 长有金色的身体和红鳍, 准予捕捞)。
2.1
- Salminus maxillosus, family Characidae.拉丁名Salminus maxillosus,脂鲤科。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Spanish, literally 'gilded', from late Latin deauratus, from deaurare 'to gild over' (see also DORY1).