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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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.
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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
This past May, the museum debuted the Richard Gilder Center, which boasts striking architecture and features such as an insectarium and butterfly vivarium.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2023
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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
This past May, the museum debuted the Richard Gilder Center, which boasts striking architecture and features such as an insectarium and butterfly vivarium.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 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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