aquarium
noun/əˈkweəriəm/
/əˈkweriəm/
(plural aquariums, aquaria
/əˈkweəriə/
/əˈkweriə/
)- a large glass container in which fish and other water creatures and plants are keptTopics Fish and shellfishc1
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- a building where people can go to see fish and other water creaturesTopics Buildingsc1, Fish and shellfishc1
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin, neuter of aquarius ‘of water’, on the pattern of vivarium.
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