Aquariums
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airyarium /ˌɛːrɪˈɛːrɪәm/
noun (plural airyaria /ˌɛːrɪˈɛːrɪә/)
an empty aquarium.
[from airy + -arium.]
antiquarium /ˌӕntɪˈkwɛːrɪәm/
noun (plural antiquaria /ˌӕntɪˈkwɛːrɪә/)
an aquarium for old water creatures such as piscenesciscoes or merpaleos.
Then, one by one, the bepincered, bespectacled crustaceans crawled out of the antiquarium and hobbled towards the soft, warm glow of the toaster.
Orbeth Dow, Travels in Surrealia
- antiquarial /ˌӕntɪˈkwɛːrɪәl/ adjective
[from antiquated + -arium.]
bleamblob /ˈbliːmblɒb/
noun (plural bleamblobs)
a lamp in the form of a waterful fishbowl in which your pet swashflush, spangledangle or other aquatic glowzoan resides.
Compare: plantern
[a blend of beam + blob.]
brinefold /ˈbrʌɪnfәʊld/
noun (plural brinefolds)
an aquarium.
Synonym: zool
coralarium /ˌkɒrәˈlɛːrɪәm/
noun (plural coralaria /ˌkɒrәˈlɛːrɪә/)
an aquarium for coral.
[a blend of coral + aquarium.]
eelurn /ˈiːlәːn/
noun (plural eelurns)
a bowl in which to keep long dead fish.
equarium /ɪˈkwɛːrɪәm/
noun (plural equaria /ɪˈkwɛːrɪә/)
a stable for seahorses.
[from Latin aequus ‘horse’ + -arium.]
glaskul /ˈɡlɑːskәl/
noun (plural glaskuls)
a fishbowl.
[a blend of glass + skull.]
harlequarium /ˌhɑːlɪˈkwɛːrɪәm/
noun (plural harlequaria /ˌhɑːlɪˈkwɛːrɪә/)
a container in which to keep clown fish.
[a blend of harlequin + aquarium.]
inkdwell /ˈɪŋkdwɛl/
noun (plural inkdwells)
a pot or bowl of ink in which to keep sabelains.
Proxynonym: unkdwell
[a blend of inkwell + dwell.]
seabox /ˈsiːbɒks/
noun (plural seaboxen)
an oceanarium.
sharkbasket /ˈʃɑːkˌbɑːskәt/
noun (plural sharkbaskets)
a large, leaky fishbowl.
tadpot /ˈtӕdpɒt/
noun (plural tadpots)
1. a tiny, cramped fishbowl.
Compare: whalejug
2. a poky café.
Proxynonym: sipshop, brewth2
Antonym: oomeletteria
[a blend of tadpole + pot.]
tunamews /ˈtjuːnәˌmjuːz/
noun (plural tunamewses)
a group of fishbowls or aquaria.
unkdwell /ˈʌŋkdwɛl/
noun (plural unkdwells)
an aquarium of ink in which to keep sabelains.
Proxynonym: inkdwell
[a blend of Hoptanglish unk + Hoptanglish inkdwell.]
whalejug /ˈweɪlʤʌɡ/
noun (plural whalejugs)
a huge, luxury fishbowl.
Compare: tadpot(1.)
wishtank /ˈwɪʃtӕŋk/
noun (plural wishtanks)
an aquarium combined with a wishing well.
[a blend of wishing well + fish tank.]
wufflebay /ˈwʌfәlˌbeɪ/
noun (plural wufflebays)
an enclosure for gilly jowls.
Compare: schnorkenwhorff
[a blend of Hoptanglish quffle + bay.]
yarwob /ˈjɑːwɒb/
noun (plural yarwobs)
a fishbowl for rainbow lanterns.
Semordnilap: bowray
[a varcom of Scottish yair ‘fishgarth’ + Hoptanglish wob.]