Dorado

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dorado \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.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. (Zool.) A large, oceanic fish of the genus {Coryph[ae]na}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Dorado
       n : a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum
           and Pictor; contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Dorado -- U.S. Municipio in Puerto Rico
     Population (2000):    34017
     Housing Units (2000): 13067
     Land area (2000):     23.328554 sq. miles (60.420674 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    30.497867 sq. miles (78.989110 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    53.826421 sq. miles (139.409784 sq. km)
     Located within:       Puerto Rico (PR), FIPS 72
     Location:             18.442798 N, 66.276894 W
     Headwords:
      Dorado
      Dorado, PR
      Dorado Municipio
      Dorado Municipio, PR