aquarium

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: a=quar=i=um

CIDE DICTIONARY

aquarium, n. [L. See Aquarius, Ewer.].

 An artificial pond, or a globe or tank (usually with glass sides), in which living specimens of aquatic animals or plants are kept.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

aquarium, n. (pl. aquariums or aquaria) an artificial environment designed for keeping live aquatic plants and animals for study or exhibition, esp. a tank of water with transparent sides.

Etymology

neut. of L aquarius of water (aqua) after vivarium

THESAURUS

aquarium

Festschrift, ana, anthology, body, chrestomathy, collectanea, collection, compilation, corpus, data, fishpond, florilegium, fund, holdings, library, menagerie, museum, raw data, terrarium, treasure, vivarium, zoo

ROGET THESAURUS

aquarium

Husbandry

N husbandry, taming, circuration, zoohygiantics, domestication, domesticity, manege, veterinary art, farriery, breeding, pisciculture, menagerie, vivarium, zoological garden, bear pit, aviary, apiary, alveary, beehive, hive, aquarium, fishery, duck pond, fish pond, phthisozoics, euthanasia, sacrifice, humane destruction, neatherd, cowherd, shepherd, grazier, drover, cowkeeper, trainer, breeder, apiarian, apiarist, bull whacker, cowboy, cow puncher, farrier, horse leech, horse doctor, vaquero, veterinarian, vet, veterinary surgeon, cage, hencoop, bird cage, cauf, range, sheepfold, pastoral, bucolic, tame, domestic.