goldfish

[gohld-fish]

noun

plural

goldfish ,

plural

goldfishes .

1. 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. garibaldi.

goldfish

/ ˈɡəʊldˌfɪʃ /

noun

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 See orfe

Word History and Origins

Origin of goldfish¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; gold + fish

Example Sentences

Training LLMs to trade is “a little like trying to get a goldfish to continue its train of thought.”

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Training LLMs to trade is “a little like trying to get a goldfish to continue its train of thought.”

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The Westminster Mall opened in 1974 on the former site of the world’s largest goldfish farm, according to city documents.

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Kimmel compared the response to "how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish".

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“This is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he calls a friend. This is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish.”

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