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vivarium
[ vahy-vair-ee-uhm, vi- ]
noun
- a place, such as a laboratory, where live animals or plants are kept under conditions simulating their natural environment, as for research.
vivarium
/ vaɪˈvɛərɪəm /
noun
- a place where live animals are kept under natural conditions for study, research, etc
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Origin of vivarium1
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Example Sentences
The base of the vivarium or breeding cage should never be made of tin, but always of zinc.
It is often a troublesome overrunner of the fresh-water vivarium.
The vivarium consists of eight immense arches two stories high, formed from blocks of travertine.
Fishermen, when returning from the northern fishery, generally find their vivarium full of these graceful vermin.
Mr. Jesse says, that those in his vivarium throw off all reserve at the sight of a cockchafer, which they devour with eagerness.
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