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aquarium
[ uh-kwair-ee-uhm ]
noun
- a glass-sided tank, bowl, or the like, in which fish or other living aquatic animals or plants are kept.
- a building or institution in which fish or other aquatic animals or plants are kept for exhibit, study, etc.
aquarium
/ əˈkwɛərɪəm /
noun
- a tank, bowl, or pool in which aquatic animals and plants are kept for pleasure, study, or exhibition
- a building housing a collection of aquatic life, as for exhibition
Other Words From
- a·quari·al adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of aquarium1
Example Sentences
To that end, the aquarium on Thursday released an inaugural Marine Species Report Card, a collaborative effort that assesses the population status of 30 species found on the California coast.
To get in the spirit, Miami transported an actual dolphin to the team hotel and used the pool as an aquarium.
“I went to PetSmart and bought a small aquarium,” which seemed to revive the struggling fish.
Less than a week before the trout were evacuated, 760 northern tidewater gobies — tiny endangered fish — were scooped out of the same watershed and transported to aquariums.
The move was a "last resort" to solve the sunfish's health issues, which a staff member believed had stemmed from loneliness, the aquarium said on its X account earlier this month.
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