vivarium
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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How to use vivarium in a sentence
The base of the vivarium or breeding cage should never be made of tin, but always of zinc.
Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects | C. V. RileyIt is often a troublesome overrunner of the fresh-water vivarium.
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope | John William GriffithThe vivarium consists of eight immense arches two stories high, formed from blocks of travertine.
Rambles in Rome | S. Russell ForbesFishermen, when returning from the northern fishery, generally find their vivarium full of these graceful vermin.
Animal Parasites and Messmates | P. J. Van BenedenMr. Jesse says, that those in his vivarium throw off all reserve at the sight of a cockchafer, which they devour with eagerness.
The Book of the Aquarium and Water Cabinet | Shirley Hibberd
British Dictionary definitions for vivarium
/ (vaɪˈvɛərɪəm) /
a place where live animals are kept under natural conditions for study, research, etc
Origin of vivarium
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