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MacQuarium

US/ˌmækˈkwɛɚ.i.jəm/

MacQuarium is the alternative letter-case form of Macquarium.

Noun capitalized: Macquarium

Macquarium (plural Macquariums or (rare) Macquaria)

  1. An aquarium (fish tank) constructed using the case of a defunct Macintosh personal computer.

Forms of MacQuarium

pluralMacQuariums
pluralMacquariums
alternative formMacQuarium
plural (rare)Macquaria

Origin of MacQuarium

Blend of Mac + aquarium, coined by computer writer and Macquarium creator Andy Ihnatko (originally as a joke regarding the approaching obsolescence of early Compact Macintosh models).

Questions about MacQuarium

What does MacQuarium mean?
MacQuarium means an aquarium (fish tank) constructed using the case of a defunct Macintosh personal computer.
What is MacQuarium the alternative letter-case form of?
MacQuarium is the alternative letter-case form of Macquarium.
What part of speech is MacQuarium?
MacQuarium is a noun.
How do you pronounce MacQuarium?
MacQuarium is pronounced /ˌmækˈkwɛɚ.i.jəm/ (US).
What is the plural of MacQuarium?
The plural of MacQuarium is MacQuariums.

Words near MacQuarium in the dictionary

  1. Macquarie pines
  2. Macquarie Plains
  3. Macquaries
  4. macquarimicin
  5. macquarimicins
  6. MacQuarium
  7. MacQuariums
  8. Macquarrie
  9. Macquarries
  10. macquartite
  11. Macqueen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: MacQuarium (page history and authors); Macquarium (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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