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noun, plural a·quar·i·ums, a·quar·i·a 
[uh-kwair-ee-uh] .
[uh-kwair-ee-uh] . 1.
a glass-sided tank, bowl, or the like, in which fish or other living aquatic animals or plants are kept.
2.
a building or institution in which fish or other aquatic animals or plants are kept for exhibit, study, etc.
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Aquarium
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example Sentences
- Small tropical fish are collected for the aquarium trade, fueling destruction of reef areas.
- The stuff growing in the aquarium filter on the lab fish tank.
- Indeed after studying tropical fish in an aquarium it is evident that their behaviour patterns are driven by clever strategies.
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Word Origin & History
aquarium
1854, from L. neut. of aquarius, gen. of aqua "water" (see aqua-). The word existed in L., but meant "drinking place for cattle." An earlier attempt at a name for "fish tank" was marine vivarium.
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