aquarium

a·quar·i·um  (-kwâr-m)

n. pl. a·quar·i·ums or a·quar·i·a (--)

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.

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[Latin aqurium, source of water, from neuter of aqurius, of water, from aqua, water; see ak^w-- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·quari·al (--l) adj.

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aquarium [əˈkwɛərɪəm]

n pl -riums, -ria [-rɪə]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a tank, bowl, or pool in which aquatic animals and plants are kept for pleasure, study, or exhibition

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a building housing a collection of aquatic life, as for exhibition

[from Latin aquārius relating to water, on the model of vivarium]

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Aquarium a place for keeping fish; a collection of tanks for fish, hence, the fish themselves collectively—Wilkes.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

aquarium - a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals fish tank, marine museum fish bowl, fishbowl, goldfish bowl - a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept storage 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

Translations

aquarium [əˈkwɛərɪəm] N (aquariums or aquaria (pl)) [əˈkwɛərɪə] (= tank, building) → acuario m

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aquarium [əˈkwɛəriəm] n

(= building) → aquarium m

(= glass tank) → aquarium m

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aquarium

n → Aquarium nt

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aquarium [əˈkwɛərɪəm] n → acquario

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aquarium

n aquarium [əˈkweəriəm]

a glass tank, or a building containing tanks, for keeping fish and other water animals. akwarium مَربى مائي زُجاجي аквариум akvárium akvarium das Aquarium ενυδρείο acuario akvaarium آکواریوم akvaario aquarium אַקְוָוריוּם मछलीघर akvarij akvárium akuarium fiskabúr; lagardÿrasafn/sædÿrasafn acquario 水族館 수족관 akvariumas akvārijs akuarium aquarium akvarium akwarium aquário acvariu аквариум akvárium akvarij akvarijum akvarium ตู้ปลา; พิพิธภัณฑ์สัตว์น้ำ akvaryum 水族箱；水族館 акваріум مماہی خانہ ، مچھلی گھر bể cá cảnh; khu nuôi cá 水族箱；水族馆

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aquarium → حوض سمك akvárium akvarium Aquarium ενυδρείο acuario akvaario aquarium akvarij acquario 水槽 수족관 aquarium akvarium akwarium aquário аквариум akvarium ตู้ปลา akvaryum bể nuôi cá 水族馆