insectary

noun

in·sec·ta·ry ˈin-ˌsek-tə-rē

in-ˈsek-

plural insectaries

: a place for the keeping or rearing of living insects

Examples of insectary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The lab has its own insectary, Corley remarked, which hatches mosquitoes to study the transmission of arboviruses, including Zika, dengue and West Nile. —

New York Times, 23 Nov. 2021 At an insectary at UC Irvine, Dr. Anthony James has created mosquitoes that can pass on malaria resistance to some of their offspring. —

NBC News, 15 June 2017

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