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vivaria

[vahy-vair-ee-uhm, vi-]

vi·var·i·um

[vahy-vair-ee-uhm, vi-]
noun, plural -var·i·ums, -var·i·a [-vair-ee-uh] .
a place, such as a laboratory, where live animals or plants are kept under conditions simulating their natural environment, as for research.

Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin vīvārium, equivalent to vīv(us) living (see vital) + -ārium -ary
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Vivaria is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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