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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryaquar·i·um \ə-ˈkwer-ē-əm\ noun (plural -i·ums or aquar·ia  \-ē-ə\) 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 kept2. an establishment where aquatic collections of living organisms are kept and exhibited
English Etymologyaquarium  1854, from L. neut. of aquarius, gen. of aqua "water" (see aqua-). The word existed in L., but meant "drinking place for cattle." An earlier attempt at a name for "fish tank" was marine vivarium.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7aquariumaquar·ium / E5kweEriEm; NAmE E5kwer- / noun(pl. aquar·iums or aqua·ria / -riE / )1. a large glass container in which fish and other water creatures and plants are kept   养鱼缸；水族玻璃槽2. a building where people can go to see fish and other water creatures   水族馆
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: tropical aquariumaquar·i·um\-rēəm\ noun(plural aquariums \-ēəmz\ ; or aquar·ia \-ēə\)Etymology: Latin, watering place for cattle, from neuter of aquarius of water, from aqua + -arius -ary — more at island1. : a glass bowl or globe, a tank usually having glass sides, or an artificial pond in which living aquatic animals or plants are kept2. : a place or establishment in which aquatic collections are kept and exhibited

Aquatic A Glass Aquarium Noun Living Plants Place