goldfish

UK: /ˈgəʊldfɪʃ/ US: /ˈgoʊldˌfɪʃ/ ,(gōld′fish′)

Inflections of 'goldfish' (n):

goldfish

npl (Especially as a collective plural—e.g. "Goldfish make popular pets for children.")

goldfishes

npl (Mainly used to talk about different types—e.g. "Goldfishes include the comet-tailed goldfish and the fantail goldfish.")

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

gold•fish /ˈgoʊldˌfɪʃ/   n. [countable] , pl. (esp. when thought of as a group) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es. 

1. Fish a small, usually yellow or orange fish, originally from China and kept as a pet in glass bowls or garden ponds.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

gold•fish  (gōld′fish′), n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish,  (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es. 

1. Fish 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. Fish garibaldi (def. 2).

• gold + fish 1690–1700

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

goldfish / ˈɡəʊldˌfɪʃ/ noun ( -fish, -fishes)

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
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