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gold·fish

 (gōld′fĭsh′)
n. pl. goldfish or gold·fish·es
A freshwater cyprinid fish (Carassius auratus) native to eastern Asia, usually having brassy or reddish coloring and bred in many ornamental forms as an aquarium fish.
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goldfish

(ˈɡəʊldˌfɪʃ)
n, pl -fish or -fishes
1. (Animals) 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. (Animals) any of certain similar ornamental fishes, esp the golden orfe. See orfe
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gold•fish

(ˈgoʊldˌfɪʃ)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es.
a small usu. yellow or orange cyprinid fish, Carassius auratus, native to China and bred in many varieties.
[1690–1700]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.goldfish - small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishesgoldfish - small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes
Carassius auratus
cyprinid, cyprinid fish - soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
Carassius, genus Carassius - goldfish
silverfish - a silvery variety of Carassius auratus
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Translations
goudvis
سَمَك بلون ذَهَبيسَمَكٌ ذَهَبِيّ
zlatá rybka
guldfisk
kultakala
zlatna ribica
aranyhal
gullfiskur
金魚
금붕어
zlatá rybka
zlata ribica
guldfisk
ปลาทอง
Japon balığıkırmızı balık
cá vàng

goldfish

[ˈgəʊldfɪʃ]
A. N (goldfish or goldfishes (pl)) → pez m de colores
B. CPD goldfish bowl N → pecera f
to live in a goldfish bowl → vivir como en una vitrina
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

goldfish

[ˈgəʊldfɪʃ] n → poisson m rouge
I've got five goldfish → J'ai cinq poissons rouges.goldfish bowl n → bocal m (à poissons)gold leaf n → feuille f d'orgold medal n → médaille f d'orgold medallist n → médaillé(e) m/f d'orgold mine goldmine n → mine f d'or
to be a goldmine (= very profitable) → être une mine d'orgold-plated [ˌgəʊldˈpleɪtɪd] adj → plaqué(e) or invgold prospector n → chercheur/euse m/f d'orgold record n → disque m d'orgold reserves npl → réserves fpl d'orgold-rimmed [ˌgəʊldˈrɪmd] [glasses] adj → à montures en orgold rush n → ruée f vers l'or
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

goldfish

[ˈgəʊldfɪʃ] n → pesce m rosso
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

gold

(gould) noun
1. an element, a precious yellow metal used for making jewellery etc. This watch is made of gold; (also adjective) a gold watch.
2. coins, jewellery etc made of gold.
3. the colour of the metal. the shades of brown and gold of autumn leaves; (also adjective) a gold carpet.
ˈgolden adjective
1. of gold or the colour of gold. golden hair.
2. (of a wedding anniversary, jubilee etc) fiftieth. They will celebrate their golden wedding (anniversary) next month.
ˈgoldfish – plural ˈgoldfish – noun
a small golden-yellow fish often kept as a pet. The child kept a goldfish in a bowl.
ˌgold-ˈleaf noun
gold beaten into a very thin sheet. a brooch covered with gold-leaf.
gold medal
in competitions, the medal awarded as first prize.
ˈgold-mine noun
1. a place where gold is mined.
2. a source of wealth or profit. That clothes shop is an absolute gold-mine.
ˈgold-rush noun
a rush of people to a part of a country where gold has been discovered.
ˈgoldsmith noun
a person who makes jewellery, ornaments etc of gold.
as good as gold
very well-behaved.
golden opportunity
a very good opportunity.
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goldfish

→ سَمَكٌ ذَهَبِيّ zlatá rybka guldfisk Goldfisch χρυσόψαρο pececito rojo, pez dorado kultakala poisson rouge zlatna ribica pesce rosso 金魚 금붕어 goudvis gullfisk złota rybka peixe dourado золотая рыбка guldfisk ปลาทอง Japon balığı cá vàng 金鱼
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: Abstract.- The purpose of this study is to compare the growth of goldfish, Carassius auratus auratus L.
Comparison of Ontogenic Development and Digestive Enzymes in Ornamental Goldfish (Carassius auratus auratus L.) Larvae Fed with Decapsulated Cysts and Nauplii of Artemia
The Km,app value obtained for ATC is within the range obtained from other freshwater fish such as Pseudorasbora parva, Carassius auratus auratus, Oncorrhychus mykiss (Shaonan et al., 2004) and Cnesterdon decemmaculatus (de la Torre et al., 2002).
Assessment of Acetylcholinesterase from Channa micropeltes as a Source of Enzyme for Insecticides Detection

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