terrarium
See also: Terrarium
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin terra (“earth”) + -arium, by analogy with aquarium.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tə.ˈɹɛəɹ.ɪ.əm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /tə.ˈɹɛɹ.i.əm/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /tə.ˈɹeːɹ.i.əm/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /tɘ.ˈɹiəɹ.i.ɘm/
- Hyphenation: ter‧rar‧i‧um
Noun
editterrarium (plural terrariums or terraria)
- An enclosure wherein small animals are displayed, usually with some plants, in a naturalistic setting.
- A partially enclosed glass container for displaying plants, especially plants that need high humidity.
Translations
editenclosure for displaying small animals
glass container for displaying plants
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Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Latin terra (“earth”) + -arium, by analogy with aquarium.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: ter‧ra‧ri‧um
Noun
editterrarium n (plural terraria or terrariums, diminutive terrariumpje n)
Further reading
edit- “terrarium” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
French
editEtymology
editFrom Latin.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editterrarium m (plural terrariums)
Further reading
edit- “terrarium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editNorwegian Bokmål
editNoun
editterrarium n (definite singular terrariet, indefinite plural terrarier, definite plural terraria or terrariene)
Norwegian Nynorsk
editNoun
editterrarium n (definite singular terrariet, indefinite plural terrarium, definite plural terraria)
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