What is the plural of goldfish?

goldfish. Plural. goldfish or goldfishes. The plural form of goldfish; more than one (kind of) goldfish.
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Is it goldfishes or goldfish?

Word forms: goldfishlanguage note: Goldfish is both the singular and the plural form. Goldfish are small gold or orange fish which are often kept as pets.
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Should I have two goldfish or two goldfishes?

In the wild, goldfish school together with other goldfish. In your aquarium, you should try to emulate the natural habitat of goldfish to keep them happy. That's why you should keep at least two goldfish together in your aquarium. Keeping a single goldfish could lead to depression and lethargy.
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What is the plural form of fish fishes?

The plural of fish is usually fish. When referring to more than one species of fish, especially in a scientific context, you can use fishes as the plural.
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What is the plural of tuna?

plural tuna also tunas. Britannica Dictionary definition of TUNA. 1. [count] : a large fish that lives in the ocean and is eaten as food — see color picture on this page.
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The plural of FISH - Fish or Fishes?



What is a plural of platypus?

However, given that “platypodes” has for some unfathomable reason never become popular, the dictionary goes on to say that the accepted plural is “platypuses” or (particularly in scientific and conservation contexts) “platypus”.
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What is the plural of starfish?

Plural. starfish or starfishes. A starfish. (countable) A starfish is a symmetric marine animal that has five arms.
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What is the plural of shrimp?

ˈshrimp. plural shrimps or shrimp. : any of numerous small mostly marine shellfish that are crustaceans related to the lobsters, that have a long slender body, an abdomen that is very thin from side to side, and long legs, and that include some important as food. : a very small or unimportant person or thing.
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What is plural of octopus?

Octopuses ✅

“Octopuses” gives the word an English ending to match its adoption as an English word. Generally, when a noun enters into English, it is pluralized as an English word rather than in its original form. Octopuses may sound peculiar to some, but this is the preferred plural.
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What is the plural of salmon?

salm·​on ˈsa-mən. plural salmon also salmons.
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Is goldfishes correct?

NounEdit. The plural form of goldfish; more than one (kind of) goldfish.
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Do goldfish lay eggs?

Do goldfish lay eggs? Yes, they do! And female goldfish don't just lay one or two goldfish eggs at a time… It's one of our favorite goldfish facts that a female goldfish can lay several thousand goldfish eggs in one spawning!
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Can 2 goldfish have babies?

To get your goldfish to mate in a tank, the tank water will need to be stable and properly cycled. The tank should also be large enough to comfortably house two adult goldfish. The tank should be well planted and should contain at least one male and one female goldfish aged at least three years.
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What is a plural of deer?

/ (dɪə) / noun plural deer or deers.
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What is the correct name for a goldfish?

The goldfish (Carassius auratus) is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It is commonly kept as a pet in indoor aquariums, and is one of the most popular aquarium fish.
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What is the plural of Fox?

Fox (countable and uncountable, plural Foxes)
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What is the plural of hippopotamus?

hippopotamus (plural hippopotami or hippopotamuses or hippopotamus) A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius; common hippopotamus). quotations ▼
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What is the plural of moose?

The only correct plural of moose is moose. Sometimes, people add an s to moose, but that is incorrect. Moose derives from Algonquian, a Native American language. It kept the same plural ending it had in its original language instead of adopting the normal s ending of most English plurals.
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What is plural of cactus?

Noun. cactus (plural cacti or cactuses or cactusses or cactus)
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What is the plural of lobster?

lobster. Plural. lobsters. The plural form of lobster; more than one (kind of) lobster.
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What is the plural of broccoli?

Noun. broccoli (countable and uncountable, plural broccolis or broccoli)
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What is the plural of a sheep?

sheep (plural sheep) sheep (woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis)
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What is plural for flamingos?

Singular. flamingo. Plural. flamingoes or flamingos. The plural form of flamingo; more than one (kind of) flamingo.
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What is the plural of jellyfish?

jellyfish. Plural. jellyfish or jellyfishes. The plural form of jellyfish; more than one (kind of) jellyfish.
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What is the plural of seagulls?

Noun. seagull (plural seagulls)
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