terrarium
See also: Terrarium
English
Etymology
From Latin terra (“earth”) + -arium, by analogy with aquarium.
Pronunciation
- (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
terrarium (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
enclosure for displaying small animals
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glass container for displaying plants
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Dutch
Etymology
From Latin terra (“earth”) + -arium, by analogy with aquarium.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ter‧ra‧ri‧um
Noun
terrarium n (plural terraria or terrariums, diminutive terrariumpje n)
- terrarium
French
Etymology
From Latin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛ.ʁa.ʁjɔm/, /te.ʁa.ʁjɔm/
Audio (file)
Noun
terrarium m (plural terrariums)
- terrarium
Further reading
- “terrarium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- meurtrira
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
terrarium n (definite singular terrariet, indefinite plural terrarier, definite plural terraria or terrariene)
- terrarium
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
terrarium n (definite singular terrariet, indefinite plural terrarium, definite plural terraria)
- terrarium