aquarium

aquar·i·um

noun \ə-ˈkwer-ē-əm\

plural aquar·i·ums or -ia \-ē-ə\

Definition of AQUARIUM

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 organisms are kept and exhibited

Origin of AQUARIUM

probably alteration of aquatic vivarium

First Known Use: circa 1847

Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

Rhymes with AQUARIUM

herbarium, puparium, sacrarium, samarium, solarium, terrarium, velarium, vivarium