aquarium
noun /əˈkweəriəm/
/əˈkweriəm/
(plural aquariums, aquaria
/əˈkweəriə/
/əˈkweriə/
)- a large glass container in which fish and other water creatures and plants are keptTopics Fish and shellfishc1
- a building where people can go to see fish and other water creaturesTopics Buildingsc1, Fish and shellfishc1
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin, neuter of aquarius ‘of water’, on the pattern of vivarium.