fish tank

See also: fishtank

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Hyphenation: fish‧tank

Noun

fish tank (plural fish tanks)

1. A container, usually made out of glass or acrylic, specifically designed for holding water and marine life.

   Synonyms: aquarium, fishbowl, tank

   I sprinkled little flakes into the fish tank for the guppies to eat.

2. (slang) A section of a prison for newly arrived inmates.

Translations

container designed for holding water and marine life

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 魚缸／鱼缸 (jyu⁴ gong¹)

  Mandarin: 魚缸／鱼缸 (zh) (yúgāng)

• Danish: akvarium (da) n
• Esperanto: akvario (eo), fiŝujo
• Finnish: akvaario (fi)
• Malay: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: fisketank m

  Nynorsk: fisketank m

• Russian: садо́к для ры́бы m (sadók dlja rýby)
• Spanish: pecera (es) f

See also

• aquarium
• fish bowl
• goldfish bowl