AQUARIUM


Meaning of AQUARIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈkwer-ē-əm ]

noun

( plural -i·ums or aquar·ia -ē-ə)

Etymology: probably alteration of aquatic vivarium

Date: circa 1847

1. : a container (as a glass tank) or an artificial pond in which living aquatic animals or plants are kept

2. : an establishment where aquatic collections of living organisms are kept and exhibited

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.