aquarium
nounattested in dialogue
- United States//əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm//
- United States//-ɛɹiəm//
A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.
noun
- 1
A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.
- 2
A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aqua Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius 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.
Forms
- plural
- aquaria, aquariums
apt · Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.Apt · A surname from German or Yiddish.aqua · The compound water.
aquarium · A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.
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