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[-rair-ee-uh] . | 1. | a vivarium for land animals (distinguished from aquarium ). |
| 2. | a glass container, chiefly or wholly enclosed, for growing and displaying plants. |
| ter·rar·i·um (tə-râr'ē-əm) n. pl. ter·rar·i·ums or ter·rar·i·a (-ē-ə) A small enclosure or closed container in which selected living plants and sometimes small land animals, such as turtles and lizards, are kept and observed. [New Latin terrārium : Latin terra, earth; see terrene + -arium.] |
terrarium
enclosure with glass sides, and sometimes a glass top, arranged for keeping plants or terrestrial or semi-terrestrial animals indoors. The purpose may be decoration, scientific observation, or plant or animal propagation
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