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aquarium

[uh-kwair-ee-uhm] / əˈkwɛər i əm /
NOUN
fish tank
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While the aquarium has worked to keep the eggs in their ideal temperature zone, no one is sure what role those first weeks on the sand in Orange County will play, Adams said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Two fragments taken from the same coral colony, one healthy and the other bleached, had fallen against each other in an aquarium.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Europe's largest aquarium, Oceanogràfic València in Spain, recorded the death of one beluga, Jelly Bean, and one dolphin, Echo.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The Louvre was victimized last year by thieves who exploited the museum’s antiquated security in a specific wing, but the Mona Lisa—kept in a virtual aquarium when on public view—is another story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

You could buy them through the website, and this one was printed to look like the interior of an aquarium with its teal color and pieces of coral.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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

We distributed many of them to other aquaria to raise awareness about this species.

From Slate ● Dec. 10, 2022

Earlier studies have sampled bacteria from human-built environments where animals live, such as cat shelters, aquaria, and zoos.

From National Geographic ● May 15, 2018

In a large room full of aquaria, the striped, pinkie-size swimmers flit past fake green plants, white plastic tunnels, and multicolored marbles that may remind them of the bottoms of lakes and streams.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 7, 2018

Marie-Laure can hear the aquaria bubble and the woman inhale and the rubber stoppers on the stool legs beneath her squeak as she shifts.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

They are still my favorite fish to observe in aquariums or the ocean.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

At this rainforest-like indoor farm, where creatures such as coral, tropical fish and sea cucumbers inhabit different aquariums, Kinjo bred "miracle coral" with extra resistance to warmer water.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

Plus, wealthy homeowners go all in on splashy home aquariums and a former Starbucks CEO packs it up for South Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

As of this year's stocktake, Sea Life aquariums counted more than 30,000 sea creatures across 11 centres in the UK.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025

Kate led them into an even larger chamber, lined with more aquariums.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan


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