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Webster 1913 Edition


Goldfish

Gold′fishˊ

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
(a)
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
.
(b)
A California marine fish of an orange or red color; the garibaldi.

Webster 1828 Edition


Goldfish

GOLDFISH


Definition 2024


goldfish

goldfish

English

Some goldfish
A 19th-century watercolour of goldfish

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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