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aquarium

/əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/

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What does aquarium mean?

noun

  1. A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.
  2. A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.

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/əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/

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It was a relief to resume my programme by entering that abode of the dumb and detached--the aquarium in Battery Park.
E. V. (Edward Verrall) LucasRoving East and Roving WestProject Gutenberg ebook #7237
If the stem of this hydroid, which is usually covered with polyps, is put into an aquarium the polyps soon fall off.
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909
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We linger at the aquarium until near sun-down, and it is fifteen miles by what is considered the smoothest road to Newhaven.
Thomas StevensAround the World on a Bicycle - Volume I From San Francisco to TeheranProject Gutenberg ebook #5136
I should advise anyone intending to set up an aquarium, however small, to study what Mr. Lloyd says on this matter in pp.
Charles KingsleyGlaucus; Or, The Wonders of the ShoreProject Gutenberg ebook #695
Miss Lurline swam about in her aquarium, which was brilliantly illuminated, ate, reclined, and appeared to be taking a short nap during her short immersion.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747