n., pl., -i·ums, or -i·a (-ē-ə).
- A tank, bowl, or other water-filled enclosure in which living fish or other aquatic animals and plants are kept.
- A place for the public exhibition of live aquatic animals and plants.
[Latin aquārium, source of water, from neuter of aquārius, of water, from aqua, water.]
aquarial a·quar'i·al (-ē-əl) adj.
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