Англо-русский словарь - aquarium
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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 ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun (plural -iums or aquaria) Etymology: probably alteration of aquatic vivarium Date: circa 1847 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 collections of living organisms are kept and exhibited ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(aquariums, or aquaria) 1. An aquarium is a building, often in a zoo, where fish and underwater animals are kept. N-COUNT 2. An aquarium is a glass tank filled with water, in which people keep fish. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n plural aquariums or aquaria 1 a clear glass or plastic container for fish and other water animals 2 a building where people go to look at fish and other water animals ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1854, from L. neut. of aquarius, gen. of aqua "water." The word existed in L., but meant "drinking place for cattle." An earlier attempt at a name for "fish tank" was marine vivarium. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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