aquarium

     

An aquarium (plural aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent sie in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, and aquatic plants. The term combines the Latin root aqua, meaning water, with the suffix -arium, meaning "a place for relating to".

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  • The first of these buildings for publicly displaying fish was opened at Regent's Park in England
  • A decorative fish dwelling is often made from this
  • Young & old alike are mesmerized at the "Centre de la Mer et des Eaux", one of these on Rue St.-Jacques
  • It's where you keep your guppies, gourami & mollies
  • A receptacle with a touch of glass:Q R M

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