What is another word for fishbowl?

Pronunciation: [fˈɪʃbə͡ʊl] (IPA)

Fishbowl is a term used to describe a cylindrical or round-shaped container with a clear glass that is used for keeping fish and aquatic plants. Some commonly used synonyms for fishbowl include aquarium, tank, fish tank, and fish bowl. Aquariums are popularly used to keep water animals and are commonly found in homes, offices, and public spaces. Tanks refer to large containers used for the same purpose as an aquarium. Fish tank is a term used interchangeably with aquarium to describe the container for keeping aquatic life. Other similar alternatives for fishbowl include terrarium, vivarium, and aquascape.

Synonyms for Fishbowl:

What are the hypernyms for Fishbowl?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Fishbowl

One of the stones bounced into his fishbowl helmet.
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Benjamin William Bova Myron R. Lewis
For my helmet, I'm going to bring a fishbowl.
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Daniel Errico
It promptly opened, I stepped through and removed the fishbowl.
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Donald Edwin Westlake

Famous quotes with Fishbowl

  • Living in the fishbowl is hard enough without worrying about a Secret Service that can't keep mum.
    Eleanor Clift
  • I don't know how you prepare for something like that. I cannot imagine living in a fishbowl like that. I don't live here so I don't know it will be that bad anyway because I live in Paris and we don't have that sort of phenomenon there. So I don't know, we'll see what happens.
    Diane Kruger

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