1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
AQUARIUM (plural aquaria), the name given to a receptacle for a marine flora and fauna. Until comparatively recently, aquaria were little more than domestic toys, or thow-pUce» of a popular character, but they have now not only utumed a profound scientific importance for the convenient study of anatomical and physiological problems in marine botany and zoology, but have also attained an economic value, as offering the] best opportunities for that study of the habits and environment of marketable food-fish without w…
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- Vol. 2, pp. 237-239