aquariums

noun

variants or aquaria
plural of aquarium
as in cages

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Recent Examples of aquariums Accredited aquariums, such as the Seattle Aquarium, breed the sharks in captivity, according to the aquarium’s website. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aquariums
  1. cages
  2. pens
  3. terraria
  4. corrals
  5. pounds
Noun
  • Use bulb cages or buried layers of hardware cloth to repel rodents, and try adding tree guards and fencing to fend off larger animals.
    — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In 2018, reporters visited the Ursula detention center in South Texas, an old warehouse housing hundreds of children in a series of cages bound by metal fencing.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of cages
Noun
  • Beyond its vineyard and winery, the property features pastures and livestock pens designed for cattle, horses, sheep and pigs.
    — Joan Lynch, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Calves typically spend about two months in these hutches before being moved into larger group pens; the lawsuit alleges that Hettinga keeps them in crates for around nine weeks.
    — Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of pens
Noun
  • Learn about bonsai and composting, DIY terrariums, plantable love letters and book binding.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
  • These terrariums won’t be home to living plants or fungi, but will instead house a mushroom nature scene created by its maker.
    — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 July 2026
Definition of terraria
Noun
  • Now, at the corrals, brushing down the horses and hanging saddles in the tack tent, Tim talked about the deer.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 9 Nov. 2026
  • After several miles and several hours, the herd is contained, and visitors can gather at the corrals outside the Custer State Park Bison Center to watch crews work.
    — Mary Beaumont, Midwest Living, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of corrals
Noun
  • Cid Paz and his daughter arrived with a wagon to haul away seven sandbags, each weighing about 40 pounds.
    — Da Lin, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Producers must pay private labs to test a sample from each batch of 50 pounds or less.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of pounds

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