Synonyms:
goldfish, Carassius_auratus
Meaning: small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes
Usage examples
"Sir," he said to the goldfish, "I am here.
"Well, I have in my cupboard some fried goldfish, boiled buttercups and pickled shoelaces," he answered.
As he went on, concentrating on becoming a goldfish in the bowl on the table, he became aware of a humming sensation in his head.
The geraniums blooming in the starch boxes in the window, the aged goldfish occasionally turning his iridescent flank to catch a sudden glow of the setting sun.
Some of the booths are devoted to dolls; others to toys of various kinds; still others to birds in cages, goldfish in globes, queer chirping insects in wicker baskets, pretty ornaments for the hair, fans, candies, and cakes of all sorts, roasted beans and peanuts, and other things too numerous to mention.