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goldfish
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goldfish
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun goldfish has 1 sense
- goldfish(n = noun.animal) carassius auratus - small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes; Array is a kind of cyprinid, cyprinid fish
is a member of carassius, genus carassius
has particulars: silverfish
CIDE DICTIONARY
goldfish, n.
A small domesticated cyprinoid fish (Carassius auratus ); -- so named from its color. It is a native of China, and is said to have been introduced into Europe in 1691. It is often kept as an ornament, in small ponds or glass globes. Many varieties are known. Called also golden fish , and golden carp . See Telescope fish , under Telescope. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
goldfish, n. a small reddish-golden Chinese carp kept for ornament, Carassius auratus.
Idiom
goldfish bowl
1 a globular glass container for goldfish.
2 a situation lacking privacy.
1 a globular glass container for goldfish.
2 a situation lacking privacy.
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