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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals [syn: aquarium, fish tank, marine museum]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -iums or aquaria) Etymology: probably alteration of aquatic vivarium Date: circa 1847 1. a container (as a glass tank) or an artificial pond in which living aquatic animals or plants are kept 2. an establishment where aquatic collections of living organisms are kept and exhibited

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. aquariums or aquaria) an artificial environment designed for keeping live aquatic plants and animals for study or exhibition, esp. a tank of water with transparent sides. Etymology: neut. of L aquarius of water (aqua) after vivarium

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Aquarium A*qua"ri*um, n.; pl. E. Aquariums, L. Aquaria. [L. See Aquarius, Ewer.] An artificial pond, or a globe or tank (usually with glass sides), in which living specimens of aquatic animals or plants are kept.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(aquariums, or aquaria) 1. An aquarium is a building, often in a zoo, where fish and underwater animals are kept. N-COUNT 2. An aquarium is a glass tank filled with water, in which people keep fish. N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

Festschrift, ana, anthology, body, chrestomathy, collectanea, collection, compilation, corpus, data, fishpond, florilegium, fund, holdings, library, menagerie, museum, raw data, terrarium, treasure, vivarium, zoo