vivarium
noun
vi·var·i·um
vī-ˈver-ē-əm 
plural vivaria
vī-ˈver-ē-ə
or vivariums
or vivariums
: a terrarium used especially for small animals
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For Hispanic Heritage Month, the museum's butterfly vivarium and rainforest exhibit will highlight the science, history and culture of monarch butterflies and chocolate.
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Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2024
The Gilder Center at the AMNH features a butterfly vivarium, as well as 3,000 artifacts and specimens on display from the museum’s collections.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
Back in the small brick building in Medellín, Asprilla returns the snake to its home, a glass vivarium that stretches from floor to ceiling.
—Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
Manhattan’s newest residents live in the Gilder Center’s vast and impressive insectarium and vivarium, which between them account for all sorts of butterflies and some 500,000 leafcutter ants, among others.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2023
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Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2024
The Gilder Center at the AMNH features a butterfly vivarium, as well as 3,000 artifacts and specimens on display from the museum’s collections.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
Back in the small brick building in Medellín, Asprilla returns the snake to its home, a glass vivarium that stretches from floor to ceiling.
—Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
Manhattan’s newest residents live in the Gilder Center’s vast and impressive insectarium and vivarium, which between them account for all sorts of butterflies and some 500,000 leafcutter ants, among others.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2023
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vivarium
noun
vi·var·i·um
vī-ˈvar-ē-əm
-ˈver-
plural vivaria
-ē-ə
or vivariums
: a terrarium used especially for small animals
Medical Definition
vivarium
noun
vi·var·i·um
vī-ˈvar-ē-əm, -ˈver-
plural vivaria
-ē-ə
or vivariums
or vivariums
: an enclosure for keeping or raising and observing animals especially for laboratory research
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