orfe

/ ɔːf /

noun

1. See goldfish
   a small slender European cyprinoid fish, Idus idus, occurring in two colour varieties, namely the silver orfe and the golden orfe, popular aquarium fishes Compare goldfish

Word History and Origins

Origin of orfe¹

C17: from German; related to Latin orphus, Greek orphos the sea perch

Example Sentences

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