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a⋅quar⋅i⋅um
[uh-kwair-ee-uh
m] 
–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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| a·quar·i·um (ə-kwâr'ē-əm) n. pl. a·quar·i·ums or a·quar·i·a (-ē-ə)
[Latin aquārium, source of water, from neuter of aquārius, of water, from aqua, water; see akw-ā- in Indo-European roots.] a·quar'i·al (-ē-əl) adj. |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : aquarium
Spanish:
acuario,
German:
das Aquarium,
Japanese:
水族館
aquarium
1854, from L. neut. of aquarius, gen. of aqua "water." The word existed in L., but meant "drinking place for cattle." An earlier attempt at a name for "fish tank" was marine vivarium.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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