oceanarium
oceanarium — noun
1. a very large pool or set of tanks holding sea water, where fish, sharks, dolphin
a very large pool or set of tanks holding sea water, where fish, sharks, dolphins, and other ocean animals live so that visitors can watch them or scientists can study how they behave.
Ava took her younger brother to the oceanarium to see the bottlenose dolphins.
collocation: take someone to the oceanarium
The new oceanarium in Lisbon has a giant glass tunnel where sharks swim above visitors.
typical descriptor: glass tunnel / large tank
Samir studies sea turtles at an oceanarium on the coast of Florida.
Most children in the class had never visited an oceanarium before the school trip.
Workers at the oceanarium feed the penguins twice a day and check the water temperature.
- aquarium
broader term — covers any tank from a small home one to a public exhibit; not limited to sea water
- marine park
often includes outdoor pools and animal shows in addition to viewing tanks
- sea life centre
British, used for public attractions focused on marine exhibits
文法句型
a/an oceanarium
at the oceanarium
用法筆記
Distinguish from 'aquarium' (sense overlaps but 'oceanarium' is reserved for very large facilities that hold marine animals from the open sea, often including dolphins or sharks; small home or shop fish tanks are not oceanariums).