goldfish

English

Some goldfish
A 19th-century watercolour of goldfish

Etymology

gold + fish

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

goldfish (plural goldfish or goldfishes)

  1. A type of small fish, Carassius auratus, typically orange-colored.
    For the children's fair we'll have a few games they can play, so that each child "wins" a goldfish as a prize.

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