goldfish

goldfish
noun Date: 1791 a small usually golden-orange Asian cyprinid fish (Carassius auratus) often kept as an aquarium and pond fish

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  • goldfish — [gōld′fish΄] n. pl. goldfish a small, golden yellow or orange, freshwater cyprinoid fish (Carassius auratus) often kept in ponds and aquariums and represented by numerous domestic varieties …   English World dictionary

  • Goldfish — Gold fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A small domesticated cyprinoid fish ({Carassius auratus}); so named from its color. It is a native of China, and is said to have been introduced into Europe in 1691. It is often kept as an ornament, in small ponds or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • goldfish — см. Приложение 1 (Carassius auratus). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • goldfish — goldfish. См. серебряный карась. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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  • goldfish — /gohld fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) goldfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) goldfishes. 1. a small, usually yellow or orange fish, Carassius auratus, of the carp family, native to China, bred in many varieties and often… …   Universalium

  • goldfish — UK [ˈɡəʊldˌfɪʃ] / US [ˈɡoʊldˌfɪʃ] noun [countable] Word forms goldfish : singular goldfish plural goldfish a small orange fish, often kept as a pet …   English dictionary

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