aquarium

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US/əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/US/-ɛɹiəm/

noun

A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.

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fish tankmarine museum
OriginLatin aquārium ← Proto-Italic *akʷā ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ →
CommonScrabble 19
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Meanings

nounaquarium (plural aquaria or aquariums)

plural aquaria · plural aquariums

  1. A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.

    Synonyms: fish tank

  2. A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.

Similar
fish tank

More synonyms by meaning

nouna tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals

Similar
fish tankmarine museum
Broader
vivariumtankstorage tank
Also see
fish tank

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ékʷeh₂
  2. Proto-Italic*akʷā
  3. Latinaqua
  4. Latinaquārium
  5. Englishaquarium

Borrowed from Latin aquārium, neuter of aquārius (“of or pertaining to water”), from aqua + -arium. Doublet of ewer; see also Aquarius. Also claimed to be coined by English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse, as a blend of aquatic + vivarium.

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Translations

Arabic حَوْض اَلسَّمَك, أَكْوَارِيُوم
  • حَوْض اَلسَّمَك (ḥawḍ as-samak)tank for keeping fish
  • أَكْوَارِيُوم (ʔakwāriyum)tank for keeping fish
  • حَوْض اَلسَّمَك (ḥawḍ as-samak)public place where live fish are exhibited
  • مَعْرِضُ الْأَحْيَاءِ الْمَائِيَّةِ (maʕriḍu al-ʔaḥyāʔi al-māʔiyyati)public place where live fish are exhibited
  • مَعْرِضُ الْأَحْيَاءِ الْبَحْرِيَّةِ (maʕriḍu al-ʔaḥyāʔi al-baḥriyyati)public place where live fish are exhibited
Bengali অ্যাকোয়ারিয়াম
  • অ্যাকোয়ারিয়াম (êkōẇariẏam)tank for keeping fish
Bulgarian аква́риум
  • аква́риум (akvárium)tank for keeping fish
Catalan aquàrium, aquari
  • aquàriumtank for keeping fish
  • aquaritank for keeping fish
  • aquàriumpublic place where live fish are exhibited
  • aquaripublic place where live fish are exhibited
Chinese Mandarin 魚缸 /鱼缸, 水族館 /水族馆
  • 魚缸 /鱼缸 (yúgāng)tank for keeping fish
  • 水族館 /水族馆 (shuǐzúguǎn)public place where live fish are exhibited
Czech akvárium, akvárium
  • akváriumtank for keeping fish
  • akváriumpublic place where live fish are exhibited
Danish akvarium, akvarium
  • akvariumtank for keeping fish
  • akvariumpublic place where live fish are exhibited
Dutch aquarium
  • aquariumtank for keeping fish
Esperanto akvario
  • akvariotank for keeping fish
Estonian akvaarium
  • akvaariumtank for keeping fish
Finnish akvaario, akvaario
  • akvaariotank for keeping fish
  • akvaariopublic place where live fish are exhibited
French aquarium, aquarium
  • aquariumtank for keeping fish
  • aquariumpublic place where live fish are exhibited
German Aquarium, Aquarium
  • Aquariumtank for keeping fish
  • Aquariumpublic place where live fish are exhibited
Greek ενυδρείο, ενυδρείο
  • ενυδρείο (enydreío)tank for keeping fish
  • ενυδρείο (enydreío)public place where live fish are exhibited
Hebrew אקווריום, אַקְוַרְיוּם
  • אקווריוםtank for keeping fish
  • אַקְוַרְיוּם (akváryum)tank for keeping fish
  • אקווריוםpublic place where live fish are exhibited
  • אַקְוַרְיוּם (akváryum)public place where live fish are exhibited
Hindi जलजीवशाला
  • जलजीवशाला (jaljīvśālā)tank for keeping fish
Hungarian akvárium
  • akváriumtank for keeping fish
Icelandic fiskabúr
  • fiskabúrtank for keeping fish
Indonesian akuarium
  • akuariumtank for keeping fish
Irish uisceadán, uisceadán
  • uisceadántank for keeping fish
  • uisceadánpublic place where live fish are exhibited
Italian acquario, acquario
  • acquariotank for keeping fish
  • acquariopublic place where live fish are exhibited
Japanese 金魚鉢, 養魚鉢
  • 金魚鉢 (kingyobachi)tank for keeping fish
  • 養魚鉢 (yōgyobachi)tank for keeping fish
  • 水槽 (suisō)tank for keeping fish
  • アクアリウム (akuariumu)tank for keeping fish
  • 水族館 (suizokukan)public place where live fish are exhibited
  • アクアリウム (akuariumu)public place where live fish are exhibited
Korean 수조, 아쿠아리움
  • 수조 (sujo)tank for keeping fish
  • 아쿠아리움 (akuarium)tank for keeping fish
  • 수족관 (sujokgwan)public place where live fish are exhibited
  • 아쿠아리움 (akuarium)public place where live fish are exhibited
Latvian akvārijs
  • akvārijstank for keeping fish
Lithuanian akvariumas
  • akvariumastank for keeping fish
Malay akuarium, akuarium
  • akuariumtank for keeping fish
  • akuariumpublic place where live fish are exhibited
Māori kauranga ika, kauranga ika
  • kauranga ikatank for keeping fish
  • kauranga ikapublic place where live fish are exhibited
Norwegian Bokmål akvarium, akvarium
  • akvariumtank for keeping fish
  • akvariumpublic place where live fish are exhibited
Persian آبزیدان, آکواریوم
  • آبزیدان (âbzidân)tank for keeping fish
  • آکواریوم (âkvâryum)tank for keeping fish
Polish akwarium, akwarium
  • akwariumtank for keeping fish
  • akwariumpublic place where live fish are exhibited
Portuguese aquário, aquário
  • aquáriotank for keeping fish
  • aquáriopublic place where live fish are exhibited
Romanian acvariu, acvariu
  • acvariutank for keeping fish
  • acvariupublic place where live fish are exhibited
Russian аква́риум, аква́риум
  • аква́риум (akvárium)tank for keeping fish
  • аква́риум (akvárium)public place where live fish are exhibited
Slovak akvárium
  • akváriumtank for keeping fish
Spanish acuario, pecera
  • acuariotank for keeping fish
  • peceratank for keeping fish
  • acuariopublic place where live fish are exhibited
  • acuáriumpublic place where live fish are exhibited
Swedish akvarium, akvarium
  • akvariumtank for keeping fish
  • akvariumpublic place where live fish are exhibited
Tagalog pabiyay, isdaan
  • pabiyaytank for keeping fish
  • isdaantank for keeping fish
  • pabiyaypublic place where live fish are exhibited
  • isdaanpublic place where live fish are exhibited
Thai ตู้ปลา, อควอเรี่ยม
  • ตู้ปลา (dtûu-bplaa)tank for keeping fish
  • อควอเรี่ยม (à-kwɔɔ-rîiam)tank for keeping fish
  • พิพิธภัณฑ์สัตว์น้ำ (pí-pít-tá-pan-sàt-náam)public place where live fish are exhibited
  • สถานแสดงพันธุ์สัตว์น้ำ (sà-tǎan-sà-dɛɛng-pan-sàt-náam)public place where live fish are exhibited
Turkish akvaryum, fanus
  • akvaryumtank for keeping fish
  • fanustank for keeping fish
  • akvaryumpublic place where live fish are exhibited
Ukrainian аква́ріум
  • аква́ріум (akvárium)tank for keeping fish
Urdu مچھلی گھر
  • مچھلی گھر (machlī ghar)tank for keeping fish
Vietnamese bể cá, thủy cung
  • bể cátank for keeping fish
  • thủy cungpublic place where live fish are exhibited
  • công viên thuỷ sinhpublic place where live fish are exhibited
Yiddish אַקוואַריום
  • אַקוואַריום (akvaryum)tank for keeping fish
Cite this entry
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“aquarium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aquarium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aquarium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aquarium.

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