goldfish

American  

[gohld-fish] / ˈgoʊldˌfɪʃ /

noun

plural

goldfish,

plural

goldfishes

1. a small, usually yellow or orange fish, Carassius auratus, of the carp family, native to China, bred in many varieties and often kept in fishbowls and pools.

2. garibaldi.

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goldfish British  

/ ˈɡəʊldˌfɪʃ /

noun

1. a freshwater cyprinid fish, Carassius auratus, of E Europe and Asia, esp China, widely introduced as a pond or aquarium fish. It resembles the carp and has a typically golden or orange-red coloration

2. any of certain similar ornamental fishes, esp the golden orfe See orfe

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Etymology

Origin of goldfish

First recorded in 1690–1700; gold + fish

Example Sentences

This goldfish might not remember that it set a world record for driving.

From MarketWatch

“Then why do you look like you just swallowed a goldfish?”

From Literature

She also asks if "the birds are well, and the goldfish haven't died".

From BBC

One of the features of a culture with the brains of a goldfish is that it also has the memory of a goldfish.

From MarketWatch

To make eating fun, we serve them chicken nuggets shaped like dinosaurs and crackers shaped like goldfish.

From The Wall Street Journal