goldfish

goldfish is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A small domesticated cyprinoid fish (Carassius auratus); -- so named from its color. It is native of China, and is said to have been introduced into Europe in 1691. It is often kept as an ornament, in small ponds or glass globes. Many varieties are known. Called also golden fish, and golden carp. See Telescope fish, under Telescope. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 17 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A small domesticated cyprinoid fish (Carassius auratus); -- so named from its color. It is native of China, and is said to have been introduced into Europe in 1691. It is often kept as an ornament, in small ponds or glass globes. Many varieties are known. Called also golden fish, and golden carp. See Telescope fish, under Telescope.
2. noun. A California marine fish of an orange or red color; the garibaldi.
3. noun. small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes

Common word forms

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