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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)
1. A tank, bowl, or other water-filled enclosure in which living fish or other aquatic animals and plants are kept.
2. A place for the public exhibition of live aquatic animals and plants.
[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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aquarium
(əˈkwɛərɪəm)n, pl -riums or -ria (-rɪə)
1. (Biology) a tank, bowl, or pool in which aquatic animals and plants are kept for pleasure, study, or exhibition
2. (Biology) a building housing a collection of aquatic life, as for exhibition
[C19: from Latin aquārius relating to water, on the model of vivarium]
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a•quar•i•um
(əˈkwɛər i əm)n., pl. a•quar•i•ums, a•quar•i•a (əˈkwɛər i ə)
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 and study.
a•quar′i•al, adj.
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a·quar·i·um
(ə-kwâr′ē-əm) A tank, bowl, or other container filled with water for keeping and displaying fish or other aquatic animals and plants.
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Aquarium
a place for keeping fish; a collection of tanks for fish, hence, the fish themselves collectively—Wilkes.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. |  aquarium - a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animalsstorage tank, tank - a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids vivarium - an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions |
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Translations
حَوْضُ السَّمَكمَربى مائي زُجاجي
akvárium
akvarium
akvaario
akvarij
akvárium
fiskabúr; lagardÿrasafn/sædÿrasafn
水槽金魚鉢養魚鉢水族館
수족관
akvariumas
akvārijs
akvárium
akvarij
akvarium
พิพิธภัณฑ์สัตว์น้ำ
bể nuôi (cá, thủy sinh)
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aquarium
n → Aquarium nt
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aquarium
(əˈkweəriəm) – plurals aˈquariums ~aˈquaria – noun a glass tank, or a building containing tanks, for keeping fish and other water animals.
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aquarium
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