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Color or Fruit? The Unlikely Etymology of “Orange”
Interesting that yellow red was used to describe the color of a fox
Is that why gold fish are called gold fish - and not orange fish?
shawabawa3
on July 27, 2018
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Probably because they're more reflective, like gold
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Is that why gold fish are called gold fish - and not orange fish?