aquarium
noun
- transparent tank of water for fish and water-dwelling species
- public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/ / /-ɛɹiəm/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aqua Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos 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.
- A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.
- A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.