goldfish

Pronunciation

• enPR: gōld'fĭsh, IPA ^(key): /ˈɡoʊldfɪʃ/

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• Hyphenation: gold‧fish

Noun

Singular goldfish

Plural goldfish or goldfishes

A goldfish

1. (countable) A goldfish is a type of small fish that is orange, or orange and white.

   My pet goldfish died soon after I got it.

   A goldfish is a type of carp.

2. The plural form of goldfish; more than one (kind of) goldfish.

Related words

• gold
• fish