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GOHLDF-ish/ˈɡəʊldfɪʃ/

A goldfish is a small orange fish that people keep as a pet in a bowl or garden pond. One goldfish, two goldfish — the plural is often the same. Countable: a goldfish. A whale is huge and lives in the sea; a goldfish is a small pet. Not gold (the metal) alone.

Meaning

A small orange fish that people keep as a pet in a bowl or pond.

Examples

• “Her goldfish is called Goldie.”
• “Please feed the goldfish.”
• “The goldfish swims in the bowl.”

Good to know

a goldfish / two goldfish. Pet in a bowl or pond. Contrast: whale (huge, sea).

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