goldfish
noun
gold·fish
ˈgōl(d)-ˌfish 
: a small usually golden-orange Asian cyprinid fish (Carassius auratus) often kept as an aquarium and pond fish
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In the far back corner of Welch’s garden is a small pond filled with goldfish.
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Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 30 May 2024
From Indiana to your aquarium:Oldest private fish farm in the U.S. raises goldfish, koi
Who is raising all those crops and critters?
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Feb. 2024
Shooting in Ohio kills 1, wounds 2 dozen others, police say
Mystery surrounds Alice, the goldfish found alive on a U.K. lawn
Body with barbell attached to leg found in waters off popular beach
In:
Nebraska
Nursing Home
Kerry Breen
Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 4 June 2024
Jacqueline Bouvier, future first Lady, photographs Dale Chestnut feeding goldfish on the roof-top pond of the Washington Times-Herald building in 1952.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 19 May 2024
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Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 30 May 2024
From Indiana to your aquarium:Oldest private fish farm in the U.S. raises goldfish, koi
Who is raising all those crops and critters?
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Feb. 2024
Shooting in Ohio kills 1, wounds 2 dozen others, police say
Mystery surrounds Alice, the goldfish found alive on a U.K. lawn
Body with barbell attached to leg found in waters off popular beach
In:
Nebraska
Nursing Home
Kerry Breen
Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 4 June 2024
Jacqueline Bouvier, future first Lady, photographs Dale Chestnut feeding goldfish on the roof-top pond of the Washington Times-Herald building in 1952.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 19 May 2024
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goldfish
noun
gold·fish
-ˌfish
: a small usually golden orange fish that is often kept in aquariums or ponds
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