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vivarium

[ vahy-vair-ee-uhm, vi- ]

noun

, plural vi·var·i·ums, vi·var·i·a [vahy-, vair, -ee-, uh, vi-].
  1. a place, such as a laboratory, where live animals or plants are kept under conditions simulating their natural environment, as for research.


vivarium

/ vaɪˈvɛərɪəm /

noun

  1. a place where live animals are kept under natural conditions for study, research, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of vivarium1

1590–1600; < Latin vīvārium, equivalent to vīv ( us ) living ( vital ) + -ārium -ary
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vivarium1

C16: from Latin: enclosure where live fish or game are kept, from vīvus alive
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Example Sentences

The base of the vivarium or breeding cage should never be made of tin, but always of zinc.

It is often a troublesome overrunner of the fresh-water vivarium.

The vivarium consists of eight immense arches two stories high, formed from blocks of travertine.

Fishermen, when returning from the northern fishery, generally find their vivarium full of these graceful vermin.

Mr. Jesse says, that those in his vivarium throw off all reserve at the sight of a cockchafer, which they devour with eagerness.

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