dorado |
volans |
In constellation terms the difference between dorado and volans
is that
dorado is a small constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a goldfish or swordfish. It lies between the constellations Pictor and Reticulum, and is notable for containing most of the Large Magellanic Cloud while
volans is a small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a flying fish.
As a noun dorado
is
Coryphaena hippurus, the mahi-mahi or dolphin, a species of fish with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.