aquarium

/-ɛɹiəm/

aquarium

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American (Lessac) (medium)

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American (Amy) (medium)

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American (Ryan) (medium)

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Definition

A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aqua Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -ārius Latin aquārius 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.