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aquarium

[ uh-kwair-ee-uhm ]

noun

, plural a·quar·i·ums, a·quar·i·a [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.


aquarium

/ əˈkwɛərɪəm /

noun

  1. a tank, bowl, or pool in which aquatic animals and plants are kept for pleasure, study, or exhibition
  2. a building housing a collection of aquatic life, as for exhibition


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Other Words From

  • a·quari·al adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of aquarium1

1840–50; blend of Latin aquārius of or for water ( aqu ( a ) water + -ārius -ary ) and vivarium; -arium

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Word History and Origins

Origin of aquarium1

C19: from Latin aquārius relating to water, on the model of vivarium

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Example Sentences

This aquarium comes with its own filter, and a low-profile LED light for watching your fish swim around.

As a divemaster and self-proclaimed fish nerd, I can identify at least the genus of almost anything in a saltwater aquarium.

New videos of sea butterflies in an aquarium reveal that snail species swim and sink at different angles and speeds, depending on the sizes and shapes of their shells, researchers report online September 7 in Frontiers in Marine Science.

Let’s limit visitor contact with at-risk mammals at marine parks and aquariums to reduce viral exposure.

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When you come across an electric eel at a zoo or aquarium, the fish looks somewhat boring.

The Oberhausen aquarium erected a memorial of the psychic octopus with a golden urn containing his ashes.

We bought candy necklaces, went to the aquarium, rode tandem bikes, and I was very conscious of, ‘We’re all friends here.

Well, that time has now come thanks to Fish on Wheels—a roller aquarium that lets fish drive.

There will even be a giant aquarium on site featuring Mediterranean food chain fish.

Aquarium Drunkard When Phil Everly passed away most bloggers posted their favorite Everly Brothers performance in tribute.

The aquarium had gravel upon its shallow bottom, and large pointed shells strewed upon the gravel.

He thought the inside of the convent was rather like the inside of an aquarium, but he enjoyed the stamps very much.

Seen in an aquarium are its perpendicular threads of mucus, up and down which the animals climb.

Coup's Broadway Aquarium opened on October 11, 1876—too late to get a white whale that year.

I was fortunate in getting the above story from Luke Tilden, for a few weeks afterward he died in the aquarium; and Zach.

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