terrarium (redirected from terraria)

ter·rar·i·um  (t-râr-m)

n. pl. ter·rar·i·ums or ter·rar·i·a (--)

A small enclosure or closed container in which selected living plants and sometimes small land animals, such as turtles and lizards, are kept and observed.

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[New Latin terrrium : Latin terra, earth; see terrene + -arium.]

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terrarium

Noun

1. an enclosed area or container where small land animals are kept

2. a glass container in which plants are grown [Latin terra earth]

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terrarium

a container for keeping small animals.

See also: Animals

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

terrarium - a vivarium in which selected living plants are kept and observed vivarium - an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions