| 释义 |
reptiliary|rɛpˈtɪlɪərɪ|
[f. reptile n. + -ary1, after aviary.]
A building or enclosure in which reptiles are kept, as for display. Also reptiˈlarium [-arium]; repˈtillery [-ery].
1928Daily Tel. 11 Sept. 14 This is the new open-air reptiliary. 1938Times 30 Apr. 9/4 Before long a reptilarium would be installed at Whipsnade. 1976Southern Even. Echo (Southampton) 10 Nov. 1/4 A reptillery has been in existence at Holiday Hill, near Lyndhurst, for about 15 years. 1978Autoworld No. 68. 23/1 You can visit a wild goat park.., a butterfly reserve,..a reptiliary in the New Forest. |