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.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A large, oceanic fish of the genus Coryph[ae]na.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)