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John_Dory

John Dory

English

A John Dory (Zeus faber)

Noun

John Dory ‎(plural John Dories)

An edible marine fish Zeus faber or Zeus ocellata, having long dorsal spines.

Translations

edible marine fish

Dutch: zonnevis m
Finnish: pietarinkala
French: saint-pierre (fr) m, dorée (fr) f, zée (fr) m
German: Petersfisch m
Greek: χριστόψαρο (el) n ‎(christópsaro)
Italian: sampietro m
Norman: Jean-doré m

Maori: kuparu
Portuguese: peixe-galo (pt) m, peixe-de-são-pedro m
Russian: со́лнечник (ru) m ‎(sólnečnik)
Serbo-Croatian: kovač (sh) m
Spanish: pez de San Pedro f
Swedish: sanktpersfisk c, Sankt Pers fisk c

Synonyms

St Pierre
Peter's fish