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Dorado

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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 : WordNet®

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