aquarium

• Recipiente, como um aquário, tanque ou bacia, cheio de água usado para manter peixes e outros animais aquáticos vivos.

A container, such as a tank, pool, or bowl, filled with water and used for keeping live fish and other aquatic animals.

1. Container for aquatic lifeA2formal

   A transparent container, such as a tank or bowl, filled with water where fish and other aquatic animals are kept.

   Aquário

   • She cleaned the aquarium and changed the water for her goldfish.
   • The children watched the colorful fish swimming in the aquarium.
   • He bought a new aquarium with a built-in filter system.

   Sinônimosbowlfish tankfishbowltank

2. Public exhibition buildingA2formal

   A building or facility where collections of living fish, plants, and other aquatic animals are displayed to the public.

   Aquário (edifício)

   • We visited the aquarium to see the sharks and jellyfish.
   • The aquarium has a special exhibit on coral reefs.
   • The city's aquarium is one of the largest in the country.