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vi·var·i·um  (v-vâr-m)

n. pl. vi·var·i·ums or vi·var·i·a (--)

A place, especially an indoor enclosure, for keeping and raising living animals and plants under natural conditions for observation or research.

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[Latin vvrium, from neuter of vvrius, of living creatures, from vvus, alive; see vivify.]

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vivarium

Noun

pl -iums or -ia a place where live animals are kept under natural conditions [Latin vivus alive]

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vivarium

an enclosed environment, as a glass container, in which plants or animals are raised under conditions that approximate their natural habitat. Also vivary.

See also: Animals

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Vivarium a place or enclosure where living animals, especially fish, are kept, 1600.

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Noun

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vivarium - an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions aquarium, fish tank, marine museum - a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose terrarium - a vivarium in which selected living plants are kept and observed