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fishtank

fishtank is the alternative form of fish tank.

Meaning of 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.
    • I sprinkled little flakes into the fish tank for the guppies to eat.
    Synonyms:
    aquarium, fishbowl, tank
  2. (slang) A section of a prison for newly arrived inmates.

Forms of fishtank

pluralfishtanks

Origin of fishtank

From fish + tank.

Questions about fishtank

What is fishtank the alternative form of?
Fishtank is the alternative form of fish tank.

Words near fishtank in the dictionary

  1. fishtail skirt
  2. fishtail skirts
  3. fishtailed
  4. fishtailing
  5. fishtails
  6. fishtank
  7. fishtanks
  8. Fishtar
  9. Fishtoft
  10. fishway
  11. fishways

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fishtank (page history and authors); fish tank (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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