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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.
[New Latin terrrium : Latin terra, earth; see terrene + -arium.]
terrarium [tɛˈrɛərɪəm]
n pl -rariums, -raria [-ˈrɛərɪə]
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an enclosure for keeping small land animals
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) a glass container, often a globe, in which plants are grown
[New Latin, from Latin terra earth]
terrarium
a container for keeping small animals.
See also: Animals
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Noun1.terrarium - a vivarium in which selected living plants are kept and observedterrarium - 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
Translations
terrarium [teˈrɛərɪəm] N → terrario m
terrarium
n (for plants) → Pflanzschale f (in Kugelform); (for animals) → Terrarium nt
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