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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-].
- 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
- a place where live animals are kept under natural conditions for study, research, etc
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Word History and Origins
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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.
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It is often a troublesome overrunner of the fresh-water vivarium.
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The vivarium consists of eight immense arches two stories high, formed from blocks of travertine.
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Fishermen, when returning from the northern fishery, generally find their vivarium full of these graceful vermin.
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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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