paludarium

paludarium

English

A paludarium

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin palūs, palūdis (“marsh, swamp”) +‎ -arium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpæl(j)uˈdɛəɹiəm/

Noun

paludarium (plural paludaria or paludariums)

1. A tank or vivarium containing both aquatic and terrestrial elements.
   • 1977, Karel Rataj, Gerhard Brunner, Thomas J. Horeman, Aquarium Plants, TFH Publications, page 398,

     This is one of the most valuable plants for paludariums and terrariums.

   • 1987, Robert Allgayer, Jacques Teton, The Complete Book of Aquarium Plants, Ward Lock, unnumbered page,

     The plant then develops another stem which grows will in aquaterrariums and paludariums, where the leaves become a pale-green colour.

   • 2002, Marc Staniszewski, Mantellas, page 79:

     Sizes of commercially available paludaria range from 25 gallon up to 500-gallon models.

   • 2017, Zeehan Jaafar, Fishes Out of Water: Biology and Ecology of Mudskippers:

     Choose an appropriate substrate for the paludarium. Fine sand, mud, or a mix of both is recommended.

Hypernyms

• vivarium

Translations

vivarium with both aquatic and terrestrial elements

German: Paludarium n

See also

• aquarium
• terrarium

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Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from German Paludarium. Equivalent to Latin palūs, palūdis (“marsh, swamp”) +‎ -arium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpaː.lyˈdaː.ri.ʏm/

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• Hyphenation: pa‧lu‧da‧ri‧um
• Rhymes: -aːriʏm

Noun

paludarium n (plural paludaria, diminutive paludariumpje n)

1. paludarium [from early or mid 20th c.]

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ly.da.ʁjɔm/

Noun

paludarium m (plural paludariums)

1. paludarium

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑːlɵˈdɑːrɪˌɵm/

Noun

paludarium n

1. paludarium

Declension

Declension of paludarium
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	paludarium	paludariet	paludarier	paludarierna
Genitive	paludariums	paludariets	paludariers	paludariernas