Aquarium Definition

ə-kwârē-əm
aquaria, aquariums
noun
aquaria, aquariums
A tank, bowl, or other water-filled enclosure in which living fish or other aquatic animals and plants are kept.
American Heritage
A tank, usually with glass sides, or a pool, bowl, etc. for keeping live water animals and water plants.
Webster's New World
A place for the public exhibition of live aquatic animals and plants.
American Heritage
A building where such collections are exhibited.
Webster's New World
The definition of an aquarium is a container that holds marine plants and animals, or a building where exhibits of marine plants and animals are set up for visitors to view.
An example of an aquarium is a fish tank.
An example of an aquarium would be the fish exhibit in a zoo.
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Other Word Forms of Aquarium

Noun

Singular:
aquarium
Plural:
aquaria, aquariums

Origin of Aquarium

  • Latin aquārium source of water from neuter of aquārius of water from aqua water akw-ā- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin aquārium, neuter of aquārius (“of or pertaining to water”), from aqua

    From Wiktionary

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