aquariumn.

Brit.

/əˈkwɛːrɪəm/, U.S.

/əˈkwɛriəm/

Forms: Plural aquariums, aquaria.

Etymology: Latin, neuter singular of aquārius (see aquarian adj. and n.); compare classical Latin aquārium a watering-place for cattle.

An artificial pond or tank (the latter usually with glass sides), in which aquatic plants and animals are kept alive for purposes of observation and study. Later also: a place of public entertainment, in which such aquariums are exhibited. Also attributive and in other combinations.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > zoo > [noun] > aquarium

vivarium1853

aquarium1854

tank1854

whalerya1880

oceanarium1938

seaquarium1955

marineland1963

dolphinarium1969

1853 Athenæum 28 May The new Fish house..has received the somewhat curious title of the ‘Marine Vivarium.’

1853 Guide Zool. Gard. Aquatic Vivarium.]

1854 H. Gosse (title) The Aquarium; an Unveiling of the Wonders of the Deep Sea.

1855 C. Kingsley Glaucus 154 A prawn or two, and a few minute star-fish will make your aquarium complete.

1869 Eng. Mech. 14 May 179/3 I have had aquariums made of other materials.

1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 217/2 An impetus to the popular aquarium movement.

1880 B. Disraeli Endymion I. xx. 178 There were no Alhambras then..no casinos, no music-halls, no aquaria, no promenade concerts.

1900 E. Glyn Visits of Elizabeth 27 A regular aquarium specimen of turbot sat on its dish opposite him.

1931 A. Huxley Cicadas 44 Oh, how aquarium-still, how brooding-warm This paradise!

1941 E. Blunden Thomas Hardy ix. 201 I must lay by A Pair of Blue Eyes as one of the works of Hardy which have at best aquarium value.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aquarium
释义	aquariumn. Brit. /əˈkwɛːrɪəm/, U.S. /əˈkwɛriəm/ Forms: Plural aquariums, aquaria. Etymology: Latin, neuter singular of aquārius (see aquarian adj. and n.); compare classical Latin aquārium a watering-place for cattle. An artificial pond or tank (the latter usually with glass sides), in which aquatic plants and animals are kept alive for purposes of observation and study. Later also: a place of public entertainment, in which such aquariums are exhibited. Also attributive and in other combinations. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > zoo > [noun] > aquarium vivarium1853 aquarium1854 tank1854 whalerya1880 oceanarium1938 seaquarium1955 marineland1963 dolphinarium1969 1853 Athenæum 28 May The new Fish house..has received the somewhat curious title of the ‘Marine Vivarium.’ 1853 Guide Zool. Gard. Aquatic Vivarium.] 1854 H. Gosse (title) The Aquarium; an Unveiling of the Wonders of the Deep Sea. 1855 C. Kingsley Glaucus 154 A prawn or two, and a few minute star-fish will make your aquarium complete. 1869 Eng. Mech. 14 May 179/3 I have had aquariums made of other materials. 1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 217/2 An impetus to the popular aquarium movement. 1880 B. Disraeli Endymion I. xx. 178 There were no Alhambras then..no casinos, no music-halls, no aquaria, no promenade concerts. 1900 E. Glyn Visits of Elizabeth 27 A regular aquarium specimen of turbot sat on its dish opposite him. 1931 A. Huxley Cicadas 44 Oh, how aquarium-still, how brooding-warm This paradise! 1941 E. Blunden Thomas Hardy ix. 201 I must lay by A Pair of Blue Eyes as one of the works of Hardy which have at best aquarium value. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1854
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