vivarium

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

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

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Origin of vivarium

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

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vivarium

/ (vaɪˈvɛərɪəm) /


nounplural -iums or -ia (-ɪə)
  1. a place where live animals are kept under natural conditions for study, research, etc

Origin of vivarium

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

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