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terrarium
[ tuh-rair-ee-uhm ]
noun
- a vivarium for land animals ( aquarium ).
- a glass container, chiefly or wholly enclosed, for growing and displaying plants.
terrarium
/ tɛˈrɛərɪəm /
noun
- an enclosure for keeping small land animals
- a glass container, often a globe, in which plants are grown
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Once the seeds were sown, the plants were irrigated and placed in clear, ventilated terrarium boxes under growth lights.
Inside a terrarium, however, the humidity should be adequate.
This terrarium is multifunctional and would look great as a decorative feature on a desk or on a bookshelf.
After an hour or more in the experimental terrarium they seemed somewhat debilitated.
On May 10 a terrarium with several adults was placed in dilute sunshine beside a window in an unheated room.
In this condition, placed in a terrarium with a mixed group of breeding adults, his social status was of unusual interest.
A spider placed in the terrarium usually aroused one or more skinks to animated pursuit, as soon as it moved.
After rapid nibbling it would drop the tail, and leaving it temporarily would explore the terrarium.
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