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terrarium

See also: Terrarium

English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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terrarium (plural terrariums or terraria)

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

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

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  • Hyphenation: ter‧ra‧ri‧um

Noun

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

  1. terrarium

Further reading

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  • “terrarium” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

French

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Etymology

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From Latin.

Pronunciation

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

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terrarium m (plural terrariums)

  1. terrarium

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Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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terrarium n (definite singular terrariet, indefinite plural terrarier, definite plural terraria or terrariene)

  1. terrarium

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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terrarium n (definite singular terrariet, indefinite plural terrarium, definite plural terraria)

  1. terrarium
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