Plural of aquarium; multiple tanks or pools where aquatic animals and plants are kept and displayed.
Latin plural of 'aquarium' (from 'aqua' meaning water plus '-arium' meaning place). The Latin plural form persists in English, though 'aquariums' is increasingly common.
The first public aquaria in Victorian London were absolute sensation—people had never seen fish of the tropics alive before, and thousands lined up to stare in wonder at creatures they'd only read about.
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