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vivarium

[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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Vivarium is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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vivarium (vaɪˈvɛərɪəm)
 
n , pl -iums, -ia
a place where live animals are kept under natural conditions for study, research, etc
 
[C16: from Latin: enclosure where live fish or game are kept, from vīvus alive]

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vivarium

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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