TERRARIUM


Meaning of TERRARIUM in English

/ teˈreəriəm; NAmE -ˈrer-/ noun

a glass container for growing plants in or for keeping small animals such as turtles or snakes in

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: modern Latin , from Latin terra earth, on the pattern of aquarium .

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