2. (Zoöl.) A large, oceanic fish of the genus Coryphæna.

Dor"bee`tle (?), n. (Zoöl.) See 1st Dor.

Do"ree (?), n. [See Dory.] (Zoöl.) A European marine fish (Zeus faber), of a yellow color. See Illust. of John Doree.

The popular name in England is John Doree, or Dory, well known to be a corruption of F. jaune- dorée, i. e., golden-yellow. See 1st Dory.

Dore"tree` (?), n. A doorpost. [Obs.] "As dead as a doretree." Piers Plowman.

Dor"hawk` (?), n. (Zoöl.) The European goatsucker; -- so called because it eats the dor beetle. See Goatsucker. [Written also dorrhawk.] Booth.

Do"ri*an (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks of Doris; Doric; as, a Dorian fashion.

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