French - Turkish
Definition of poisson rouge in French Turkish dictionary
- havuz balığı
- akvaryum balığı
French - English
Definition of poisson rouge in French English dictionary
- {n} goldfish
I have the memory of a goldfish.
-J'ai une mémoire de poisson rouge.
I have a memory like a goldfish.
-J'ai une mémoire de poisson rouge.
- A type of fish (scientific name Carassius auratus), typically orange-colored
For the children's fair we'll have a few games they can play, so that each child wins a goldfish as a prize.
- {n} a fish having a gossy gold color
- Called also golden fish, and golden carp
- small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes
- {i} small yellow or orange fish native to China (commonly kept in aquariums and fishponds)
- It is often kept as an ornament, in small ponds or glass globes
- A California marine fish of an orange or red color; the garibaldi
- Many varieties are known
- It is a native of China, and is said to have been introduced into Europe in 1691
- A small domesticated cyprinoid fish (Carassius auratus); so named from its color
- See Telescope fish, under Telescope
- Goldfish are small gold or orange fish which are often kept as pets. Ornamental aquarium and pond fish (Carassius auratus) of the carp family, native to East Asia but introduced into many other areas. The goldfish was domesticated by the Chinese at least as early as the Song dynasty (960-1279). It is naturally greenish brown or gray, but its colour varies. Selective breeding has produced more than 125 breeds, including the veiltail, with a three-lobed, flowing tail, and the common, pet-shop comet. They feed on plants and small animals and, in captivity, on small crustaceans and other foods. They have become naturalized in many parts of the eastern U.S