Aquarium

//əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.
  2. 2
    a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals wordnet
  3. 3
    A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.

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fish tankanaanthologybodychrestomathycollectanea

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"Can you show me the way to the aquarium?"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aqua Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -ārius Latin aquārius Latin aquāriumbor. English aquarium Borrowed from Latin aquārium, neuter of aquārius (“of or pertaining to water”), from aqua + -arium. Doublet of ewer; see also Aquarius. Also claimed to be coined by English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse, as a blend of aquatic + vivarium.

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