A small reddish-golden Eurasian carp, popular in ponds and aquaria. A long history of breeding in China and Japan has resulted in many varieties of form and colour.
金鱼，鲫鱼
Carassius auratus, family Cyprinidae
Example sentencesExamples
Anyway, if pet owners don't want to train their dogs out of annoying habits like chasing the postie, they should get a goldfish.
If you are going away for a couple of weeks and are worried about who will feed the goldfish in the garden pond, don't worry.
Our last goldfish had recently died and they didn't want another.
The heron resumed his beady-eyed stance, scanning the depths of the pond for an unwary goldfish.
The goldfish I'd won from the school carnival had died from starvation.
At first, goldfish were kept in outside ponds and were not housed indoors until the late 1800s.
Subtle movements under the surface were the goldfish that we'd stocked the pond with.
This is the size of a small swimming pool and is teeming with plump carp and goldfish.
Even the goldfish in the pond and the birds in the hedge seem listless and disinterested.
The boys used a net to lift the fish from the mud and took it to their mum, a keen fish keeper who already owns guppies, minnows and a goldfish.
A little boy who yearns for a fuzzy pet is not too thrilled to get a goldfish for his birthday.
Most goldfish are naturally hardy and require only a few conditions to keep them in good health.
It's actually really cheering having a goldfish around the place.
The last time he had cried was in grade six, when his goldfish had died.
Halle would be sure to hear the usual excuse, that it was necessary to feed the goldfish.
Max thought amusedly that his friend rather resembled a goldfish at that moment.
You couldn't even commit to the idea of having a goldfish for a pet.
I used to put a goldfish in a bowl and tap on the outside to observe the movements of the goldfish.
Family pets, Holly the hamster and a goldfish were saved from the incident and the mum said she was very grateful to the fireman for that.
Even the goldfish in the pond have been taking advantage of the sun today, while it lasts.
Definition of goldfish in US English:
goldfish
nounˈɡoʊl(d)fɪʃˈɡōl(d)fiSH
A small reddish-golden Eurasian carp, popular in ponds and aquariums. A long history of breeding in China and Japan has resulted in many varieties of form and color.
金鱼，鲫鱼
Carassius auratus, family Cyprinidae
Example sentencesExamples
Our last goldfish had recently died and they didn't want another.
I used to put a goldfish in a bowl and tap on the outside to observe the movements of the goldfish.
This is the size of a small swimming pool and is teeming with plump carp and goldfish.
Most goldfish are naturally hardy and require only a few conditions to keep them in good health.
Anyway, if pet owners don't want to train their dogs out of annoying habits like chasing the postie, they should get a goldfish.
You couldn't even commit to the idea of having a goldfish for a pet.
The boys used a net to lift the fish from the mud and took it to their mum, a keen fish keeper who already owns guppies, minnows and a goldfish.
Max thought amusedly that his friend rather resembled a goldfish at that moment.
Subtle movements under the surface were the goldfish that we'd stocked the pond with.
At first, goldfish were kept in outside ponds and were not housed indoors until the late 1800s.
It's actually really cheering having a goldfish around the place.
If you are going away for a couple of weeks and are worried about who will feed the goldfish in the garden pond, don't worry.
The goldfish I'd won from the school carnival had died from starvation.
Even the goldfish in the pond have been taking advantage of the sun today, while it lasts.
Family pets, Holly the hamster and a goldfish were saved from the incident and the mum said she was very grateful to the fireman for that.
The last time he had cried was in grade six, when his goldfish had died.
The heron resumed his beady-eyed stance, scanning the depths of the pond for an unwary goldfish.
Halle would be sure to hear the usual excuse, that it was necessary to feed the goldfish.
Even the goldfish in the pond and the birds in the hedge seem listless and disinterested.
A little boy who yearns for a fuzzy pet is not too thrilled to get a goldfish for his birthday.