Goldfish are small gold or orange fish which are often kept as pets.
goldfish in British English
(ˈɡəʊldˌfɪʃ)
nounWord forms: plural-fish or -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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goldfish in American English
(ˈgoʊldˌfɪʃ)
nounWord forms: pluralˈgoldˌfish
a small, golden-yellow or orange, freshwater cyprinoid fish (Carassius auratus) often kept in ponds and aquariums and represented by numerous domestic varieties