goldfish

«goldfish» in Mova's school dictionary: A small orange or gold-coloured fish, often kept as a pet… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a goldfish, goldfish — the plural is usually the same)

meaning for a pupil

1) A small orange or gold-coloured fish, often kept as a pet in a tank or pond. tree →

2) "A goldfish bowl" can mean a place where everyone can see what you are doing. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and pet care, goldfish need a large tank with clean water and a filter, the right amount of food (not too much), and their water partly changed regularly. A small round bowl is not a good home. Goldfish can live for over ten years if looked after well. In science, they breathe oxygen dissolved in water through their gills. Myth: goldfish do not have a three-second memory; they can learn and remember for months. Phrases: "goldfish bowl", "goldfish pond", "feed the goldfish".

examples

• We won a goldfish at the fair. tree →
• Feed the goldfish only a pinch of food. tree →
• Our goldfish swim in a big tank with a filter. tree →
• Goldfish breathe through their gills. tree →
• The pond in the park is full of goldfish. tree →
• My goldfish, Bubbles, is five years old. tree →
• Change some of the tank water every week. tree →
• Three goldfish and two snails live in the tank. tree →
• The raven sat down on the edge of the marble basin and tried to peck the goldfish. tree →

note

Plural: usually "goldfish" (three goldfish), though "goldfishes" is sometimes used. One word: goldfish. They are a kind of carp. Myth: their memory is longer than three seconds. Overfeeding makes the water dirty and can make fish ill.

In the corpora

• The idea that goldfish remember things for only 3 seconds is a myth: experiments show they remember feeding times and tricks for months.
• The three-second memory is a myth; experiments show goldfish can remember things for weeks and even months.
• In one experiment goldfish learned to push a lever for food and remembered the time of day when it worked.
• Goldfish quickly learn that a person near the tank means food is coming, and they gather at the front.
• In a good pond goldfish can grow to over 20 to 30 centimetres and live 10 to 20 years or more.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «goldfish» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.