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goldfish
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Definition of goldfish:

goldfish (noun):
small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes.
a small usually golden-orange asian cyprinid fish (carassius auratus) often kept as an aquarium and pond fish

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