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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Latin
Origin: aquarius 'of water', from aqua; AQUATIC

aquarium

 noun
     
Related topics: Leisure
a‧quar‧i‧um plural aquariums or aquaria [countable]
1 a clear glass or plastic container for fish and other water animals
2TBBDL a building where people go to look at fish and other water animals
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