aquarium
noun
a glass-sided tank, bowl, or the like, in which fish or other living aquatic animals or plants are kept.
aquaria
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pluralof aquarium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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To answer that question, genetically modified sea anemones were moved from laboratory aquaria into outdoor marine mesocosms supplied with natural estuarine water in South Carolina.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026
Herbert reached out to the Lepas expert Anne Marie Power at the University of Galway in Ireland, who signed on to raise live L. anatifera in aquaria to establish shell chemistry for different temperatures.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 23, 2023
We distributed many of them to other aquaria to raise awareness about this species.
From Slate ● Dec. 10, 2022
Other researchers caution that the new study only shows isopods can pollinate algae in laboratory aquaria; it’s not yet known whether they are efficient at this in nature.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 27, 2022
The anemones in the aquaria blossomed open, with green and purple tentacles and pale green stomachs.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
