oceanarium
noun
ocean·ar·i·um
ˌō-shə-ˈner-ē-əm 
plural oceanariums or oceanaria
ˌō-shə-ˈner-ē-ə
: a large marine aquarium
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One far beyond what might usually be expected at his oceanarium some 320 kilometers (200 miles) from Buenos Aires.
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Ivan Sarmenti, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
The oceanarium alerted other agencies and recovery centers if the whale appears in the area again.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
The oceanarium said the whale was a fin whale – a type of baleen whale – which is the second-largest whale species on earth behind blue whale, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
In their place would be 17,000 homes in luxury high-rises, along with hotels, parks, a stadium, an oceanarium and an opera house.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
Underwater World, at the time the largest oceanarium in Asia, was due to open in 1989 but didn't open until 1991.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN, 16 Sep. 2022
The wife of King Felipe attended the commemoration of the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day at the Oceanografic oceanarium in Valencia on Tuesday.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 10 May 2022
The whales were then flown to VDNKh in December, where the park kept them secret until now, hoping to unveil them at the opening of the unfinished oceanarium.
—Will Egensteiner, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2014
The report also says that the orcas were originally meant for Sochi dolphinariums but were instead rented by Renaissance, a company that’s supposedly building Europe’s biggest oceanarium on the VDNKh grounds.
—Will Egensteiner, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2014
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Ivan Sarmenti, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
The oceanarium alerted other agencies and recovery centers if the whale appears in the area again.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
The oceanarium said the whale was a fin whale – a type of baleen whale – which is the second-largest whale species on earth behind blue whale, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
In their place would be 17,000 homes in luxury high-rises, along with hotels, parks, a stadium, an oceanarium and an opera house.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
Underwater World, at the time the largest oceanarium in Asia, was due to open in 1989 but didn't open until 1991.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN, 16 Sep. 2022
The wife of King Felipe attended the commemoration of the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day at the Oceanografic oceanarium in Valencia on Tuesday.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 10 May 2022
The whales were then flown to VDNKh in December, where the park kept them secret until now, hoping to unveil them at the opening of the unfinished oceanarium.
—Will Egensteiner, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2014
The report also says that the orcas were originally meant for Sochi dolphinariums but were instead rented by Renaissance, a company that’s supposedly building Europe’s biggest oceanarium on the VDNKh grounds.
—Will Egensteiner, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2014
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“Oceanarium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oceanarium. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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