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serpentarium

American  
[sur-puhn-tair-ee-uhm] / ˌsɜr pənˈtɛər i əm /

noun

plural

serpentariums, serpentaria
  1. a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.


Etymology

Origin of serpentarium

serpent + -arium

Example Sentences

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A U.S.-based nonprofit called Animal Venom Research International helped to set up Sri Lanka's first serpentarium and train staff to extract venom.

From Scientific American • Sep. 23, 2023

Most of the venom from the serpentarium goes to antivenom production at the farm near Medellín's airport where he works.

From Scientific American • Sep. 23, 2023

He has worked at the serpentarium with Asprilla for nearly two decades, but he's still reluctant to extract venom from snakes.

From Scientific American • Sep. 23, 2023

Asprilla has been bitten twice since he started working at the University of Antioquia's serpentarium, but he isn't one to elaborate on the experience.

From Scientific American • Sep. 23, 2023

In connection with his institute, and right by the laboratory, the doctor has a large serpentarium, in which quantities of the common poisonous and non-poisonous snakes are kept, and some of the rarer ones.

From Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Roosevelt, Theodore