terrarium

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

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.

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

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• Hyphenation: ter‧ra‧ri‧um

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

1. terrarium

From Latin.

• IPA^(key): /tɛ.ʁa.ʁjɔm/

terrarium m (plural terrariums)

1. terrarium

• “terrarium” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• meurtrira