terraria
- plural of terrarium.
Example Sentences
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Just think of sealed terraria, in which miniature plant ecosystems thrive by themselves for decades with no outside intervention.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 6, 2019
But perhaps such terraria could be maintained by “bush robots” that live in the soil, constantly monitoring its biochemistry and microbiology and adjusting the environment microbe by microbe.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2016
Transformed by new sciences and new ways to live, most "spacers" find the mother planet an embarrassment; 92% of its mammal species are endangered or live in "off-planet terraria".
From The Guardian ● Jun. 14, 2012
On my way out I might stop by the terraria to look at some shiny frogs glazed bright, bright green, or yellow and deep blue, or brown and pale green.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
