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aquarium

[uh-kwair-ee-uhm] / əˈkwɛər i əm /
NOUN
fish tank
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The aquarium worked with Zoomarine, which has a specialist turtle rehabilitation centre, to prepare her for the transfer and release into the warm Atlantic waters.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Since then, the aquarium has done its best to minimize disruptions and emulate natural conditions for two clutches whose journey thus far has been anything but routine.

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

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

In Max’s kindergarten classroom, a state-of-the-art aquarium gurgled softly in the back corner, the exotic fish gliding cheerfully by.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

Most home marine aquaria are stocked with wild-caught organisms, not cultured organisms.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

She loves to be among the living creatures, whether on the reefs or in her aquaria.

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

It comes as new BBC research shows 40% of accredited zoos and aquariums in the UK and Ireland have publicly raised concerns about their finances since 2022.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026

“Was she like Fred? I mean, did she always keep aquariums and hang out in gross places?”

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen


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