aquarium
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aquarium
- /əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/ US
- /-ɛɹiəm/ US
Where it comes from
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.
noun aquaria · aquariums
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A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.
Similar: fish tank
- A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fish tank, vivarium, marine museum, bowl, box, tank, container, aquarius, fishbowl, glass tank, water tank, oceanarium, fishtank, aquariist, fish cage, aquaterrarium
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noun tank for keeping fish
| Español | acuario, pecera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수조 sujo, 아쿠아리움 akuarium |
| 日本語 | 金魚鉢 kingyobachi, 養魚鉢 yōgyobachi, 水槽 suisō, アクアリウム akuariumu |
| 中文 | 魚缸 /鱼缸 yúgāng |
| हिन्दी | जलजीवशाला jaljīvśālā |
| Português | aquário |
| Français | aquarium |
| Deutsch | Aquarium |
| Italiano | acquario |
| Ελληνικά | ενυδρείο enydreío |
| Română | acvariu |
| Русский | аква́риум akvárium |
| Tiếng Việt | bể cá |
| العربية | حَوْض اَلسَّمَك ḥawḍ as-samak, أَكْوَارِيُوم ʔakwāriyum |
| עברית | אקווריום, אַקְוַרְיוּם akváryum |
noun public place where live fish are exhibited
| Español | acuario, acuárium |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수족관 sujokgwan, 아쿠아리움 akuarium |
| 日本語 | 水族館 suizokukan, アクアリウム akuariumu |
| 中文 | 水族館 /水族馆 shuǐzúguǎn |
| Português | aquário |
| Français | aquarium |
| Deutsch | Aquarium |
| Italiano | acquario |
| Ελληνικά | ενυδρείο enydreío |
| Română | acvariu |
| Русский | аква́риум akvárium |
| Tiếng Việt | thủy cung, công viên thuỷ sinh |
| العربية | حَوْض اَلسَّمَك ḥawḍ as-samak, مَعْرِضُ الْأَحْيَاءِ الْمَائِيَّةِ maʕriḍu al-ʔaḥyāʔi al-māʔiyyati, مَعْرِضُ الْأَحْيَاءِ الْبَحْرِيَّةِ maʕriḍu al-ʔaḥyāʔi al-baḥriyyati |
| עברית | אקווריום, אַקְוַרְיוּם akváryum |
Talk about this word "aquarium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aquarium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. aquarium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aquarium "aquarium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aquarium.Cite this
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title = {aquarium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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