terrarium

See also: Terrarium

English

Etymology

From Latin terra (“earth”) +‎ -arium, by analogy with aquarium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə.ˈɹɛəɹ.ɪ.əm/
• IPA^(key): /tə.ˈɹɛɹ.i.əm/
• IPA^(key): /tə.ˈɹeːɹ.i.əm/
• IPA^(key): /tɘ.ˈɹiəɹ.i.ɘm/
• Hyphenation: ter‧rar‧i‧um

Noun

terrarium (plural terrariums or terraria)

1. An enclosure wherein very small animals are displayed humanely, often with some plants, in a naturalistic setting.
2. A partially enclosed glass container for displaying plants, especially plants that need high humidity.

Translations

an enclosure where very small animals are displayed

• Czech: terárium n
• Finnish: terraario (fi)
• German: Terrarium (de) n
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• Italian: terrario
• Slovene: terarij (sl) n
• Spanish: terrario (es) m

A partially enclosed glass container for displaying plants

• Finnish: terraario (fi)
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• German: Terrarium (de) n

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Dutch

Etymology

From Latin terra (“earth”) + -arium, by analogy with aquarium.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: ter‧ra‧ri‧um

Noun

terrarium n (plural terraria or terrariums, diminutive terrariumpje n)

1. terrarium

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛ.ʁa.ʁjɔm/ ~ /te.ʁa.ʁjɔm/

Noun

terrarium m (plural terrariums)

1. terrarium

Further reading

• “terrarium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• meurtrira